Dostoevsky and Kant : dialogues on ethics / / Evgenia Cherkasova ; with a foreword by George L. Kline.

• Superior document: Value inquiry book series, v. 206
• Author: Cherkasova, Evgenia.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Value inquiry book series ; v. 206.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (147 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

"In this book, Evgenia Cherkasova brings the philosopher Kant and the novelist Dostoevsky together in conversations that probe why duty is central to our moral life. She shows that just as Dostoevsky is indebted to Kant, so Kant would profit from the deeply philosophical narratives of Dostoevsky, which engage the problem of evil and the claims of human community. She not only produces a novel reading of Dostoevsky, but also guides us to later, often neglected Kantian texts. This study is written with scholarly care, penetrating analysis, elegance of style, and moral urgency: Cherkasova writes with both mind and heart."--Emily Grosholz, Professor of Philosophy, The Pennsylvania State University.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- INTRODUCTION -- THE DEONTOLOGY OF THE HEART -- FREEDOM: ADVENTURES OF THE WILL -- EVIL: ADVENTURES OF SEDUCTIVE SPIRIT -- COMMUNITY -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- INDEX -- VIBS.