Two centuries after they were published, Kant's ethical writings are as much admired and imitated as they have ever been, yet serious and long-standing accusations of internal incoherence remain unresolved. Onora O'Neill traces the alleged incoherences to attempts to assimilate Kant's ethical writings to modern conceptions of rationality, action and rights. When the temptation to assimilate is resisted, a strikingly different and more cohesive account of reason and morality emerges. Kant offers a "constructivist" vindication of reason and a moral vision in which obligations are prior to...

In this collection of essays, Onora O'Neill argues for an account of justice that is fundamentally cosmopolitan rather than civic, yet takes serious account of institutions and boundaries, and of human diversity and vulnerability. She explores the question of whether the claims and scope of justice are limited by culturally or politically specific concepts and views, and examines the demands and scope of just institutions and the possibility of a world with porous boundaries and dispersed power. Bounds of Justice will appeal to readers in philosophy, politics and international relations.

This book is a collection of essays by Onora O'Neill and forms an illuminating commentary of Kant's fundamental philosophical strategy.

This book is a collection of essays by Onora O'Neill and forms an illuminating commentary of Kant's fundamental philosophical strategy.

Although abstract principles alone cannot guide action, they can be combined to shape good practical judgement and change the world.

Although abstract principles alone cannot guide action, they can be combined to shape good practical judgement and change the world.