Author: Philip Stratton-Lake File Type: pdf Kant, Duty and Moral Worth is a fascinating and original examination of Kants account of moral worth. The complex debate at the heart of Kants philosophy is over whether Kant said moral actions have worth only if they are carried out from duty, or whether actions carried out from mixed motives can be good. Philip Stratton-Lake offers a unique account of acting from duty, which utilizes the distinction between primary and secondary motives. He maintains that the moral law should not be understood as a normative moral reason but as playing a transcendental role. Thus a Kantian account of moral worth is one where the virtuous agent may be responsive to concrete particular considerations, whilst preserving an essential role for universal moral principles.Kant, Duty and Moral Worth is a lucid examination of Kants moral thought that will appeal to Kant scholars and anyone interested in moral theory.ReviewA sure-footed and elegant argument ... that he is able to cover so much ground, exegetical and philosophical, in this relatively short work is one mark of the elegance of the sustained argument he makes. - Philosophical QuarterlyThis book will surely be mandatory reading for anyone interested in the foundations of Kants moral theory. - Kant-StudienAbout the AuthorPhilip Stratton-Lake is senior lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Reading. He is the editor of Ethical Intuitionism Re-evaluations (Clarendon, 2002) the new edition of W.D. Rosss classic of 20th Century philosophy The Right and the Good (Clarendon, 2002) and On What We Owe to Each Other (Blackwell, forthcoming).

Author: David Nicolle File Type: pdf The birth of the Ottoman state is shrouded in legend. Whatever the truth of its origins, the Ottomans formed an Empire which almost succeeded in bringing Christian Europe to its knees. During the last decades of the 13th century, the ambitious Osman Beys tiny mountain state took eight frontier castles plus the Turkish town of Eskisehir. In 1299 Osman seized Yenisehir after working up the Kara Su valley. With this as its first real capital, the Ottoman state emerged into history poised above the fertile shores of the Sea of Marmara.From the PublisherPacked with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the worlds military forces, past and present. About the AuthorDavid Nicolle PhD was born in 1944 and was educated at Highgate School. For eight years he worked in the BBC Arabic Service. In 1971 he went back to school, gaining an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies and a PhD from Edinburgh University. For some years he taught art and architectural history at Yarmuk University, Jordan. David has written many Osprey titles, including MAA 140 Armies of the Ottoman Turks, MAA 320 Armies of the Caliphates 8621098, and Campaign 43 Fornovo 1495.