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THE HIGHEST GOOD IN KANTS PHILOSOPHY GEBUNDEN

The idea of a final end of human conduct the highest good plays an important role in Kant s
philosophy. Unlike his predecessors Kant defines the highest good as a combination of two
heterogeneous elements  namely virtue and happiness. This conception lies at the centre of some
of the most influential Kantian doctrines such as his famous moral argument for the rationality
of faith  his conception of the unity of reason and his views concerning the final end of
nature as well as the historical progress of mankind. To be sure  the different treatments of
the highest good in Kant s work have led to a great deal of discussion among his readers.
Besides Kant s arguments for moral faith  recent debate has focused on the place of the highest
good within Kant s moral theory  on the antinomy of pure practical reason  and on the idea of
the primacy of practical reason. This collection of new essays attempts to re-evaluate Kant s
doctrine of the highest good and to determine its relevance for contemporary philosophy.

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