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The Development of Kant's View of Ethics
Excellent Kant criticism.
196 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1972
About the author
Keith Ward
162 books52 followersKeith Ward was formerly the Regius Professor of Divinity and Head of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oxford. A priest of the Church of England and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, he holds Doctor of Divinity degrees from Cambridge and Oxford Universities. He has lectured at the universities of Glasgow, St. Andrew's and Cambridge.
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May 7, 2012
After a two year hiatus from schooling, I started Loyola's graduate philosopy program in 1980, planning to do a dissertation on the philosophical bases of Jung's thought. I'd already done a paper on the primary figure, Kant, and intended to do the same exhaustive study as regards the other two major figures, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche.
In the first semester I took Wike's History of Classical Modern Philosophy and Ozar's Ethics Survey in addition to two other classes less related to the intended dissertation while awaiting the results of the "advanced standing review" committee which was to tell me what remained for the PhD. Although I had already completed a master's and had four years of graduate school completed, my field of study had been depth psychology, philosophy having been a sideline. Although pretty thoroughly conversant with Kant and Nietzsche, my overall philosophical background was sketchy. Sadly, the committee took a year to reach its determination, a year in which I had to pretty much select courses in the dark, not knowing what my doctoral requirements would be. Having done most intellectual work extra-curricularly, transcripts were gave at best a partial picture of what I already knew.
Ozar's course basically covered natural law, utilitarian and deontological ethics. For it I did a thesis on Kant's ethics which led to purchasing Ward's book at Great Expectations bookstore in Evanston. Basically, it served as a review of the topic and as a reality check on my own views. Ironically, Ozar's primary critique of the term paper was that it was not chronologically organized--precisely Ward's approach, but not particularly my interest at the time. He had a point, academically speaking, but my concern was with ethical reasoning per se, with considering the Good with Kant, more than with outlining Kant's problematics.
In the first semester I took Wike's History of Classical Modern Philosophy and Ozar's Ethics Survey in addition to two other classes less related to the intended dissertation while awaiting the results of the "advanced standing review" committee which was to tell me what remained for the PhD. Although I had already completed a master's and had four years of graduate school completed, my field of study had been depth psychology, philosophy having been a sideline. Although pretty thoroughly conversant with Kant and Nietzsche, my overall philosophical background was sketchy. Sadly, the committee took a year to reach its determination, a year in which I had to pretty much select courses in the dark, not knowing what my doctoral requirements would be. Having done most intellectual work extra-curricularly, transcripts were gave at best a partial picture of what I already knew.
Ozar's course basically covered natural law, utilitarian and deontological ethics. For it I did a thesis on Kant's ethics which led to purchasing Ward's book at Great Expectations bookstore in Evanston. Basically, it served as a review of the topic and as a reality check on my own views. Ironically, Ozar's primary critique of the term paper was that it was not chronologically organized--precisely Ward's approach, but not particularly my interest at the time. He had a point, academically speaking, but my concern was with ethical reasoning per se, with considering the Good with Kant, more than with outlining Kant's problematics.
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