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Thomas E. Hill
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Thomas Hill has written extensively in ethics, the history of ethics, and political philosophy. Publications include: A new edition of Kant: Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, co-edited with Arnulf Zweig (2003); Human Welfare and Moral Worth: Kantian Perspectives (2002); Respect, Pluralism and Justice: Kantian Perspectives (2000); Dignity and Practical Reason in Kant's Moral Theory (1992); and Autonomy and Self-Respect (1991). Sample essays include: "Servility and Self-Respect," The Monist (1973); "The Hypothetical Imperative," Philosophical Review (1973); "Symbolic Protest and Calculated Silence," Philosophy and Public Affairs (1979); "Humanity as an End in Itself," Ethics (1980); "Moral Purity and the Lesser Evil," The Monist (1983); "Kant's Argument for the Rationality of Moral Conduct," Pacific Philosophical Quarterly (1986); "Weakness of Will and Character," Philosophical Topics (1986); "Kant's Theory of Practical Reason," The Monist (1989); "The Message of Affirmative Action," Social Philosophy and Policy (1991); "Making Exceptions Without Abandoning Principle," in Violence, Terrorism, and Justice, ed. by Frey and Morris (1991); "A Kantian Perspective on Moral Rules," Philosophical Perspectives (1992); "Moral Dilemmas, Gaps, and Residues," in Moral Dilemmas and Moral Theory, ed. by Mason (1996); "Reasonable Self-Interest," Social Philosophy and Policy (1997); "Kant on Race," co-authored with Bernard Boxill,Race and Racism (2001); "Questions About Kant's Opposition to Revolution," Journal of Value Inquiry (2002); "Treating Criminals as Ends in Themselves," Annual Review of Law and Ethics (2003); and "Kantian Normative Theory" in The Oxford Handbook of Ethical Theory, ed. by Copp (2006); "Moral Construction as a Task: Sources and Limits," Social Philosophy and Policy (forthcoming, 2008).

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