Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Ethics
Author: Immanuel Kant
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 122
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Kant's 'Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals'
Author: Jens Timmermann
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-12-24
Total Pages: 245
ISBN-13: 0521878012
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume discusses Kant's philosophical development in the Groundwork and his attempt to justify the categorical imperative as a principle of freedom.
The Metaphysic of Ethics
Author: Immanuel Kant
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Published: 1836
Total Pages: 518
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKKant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Author: Sally Sedgwick
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008-06-05
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 1139471678
DOWNLOAD EBOOKImmanuel Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals of 1785 is one of the most profound and important works in the history of practical philosophy. In this introduction to the Groundwork, Sally Sedgwick provides a guide to Kant's text that follows the course of his discussion virtually paragraph by paragraph. Her aim is to convey Kant's ideas and arguments as clearly and simply as possible, without getting lost in scholarly controversies. Her introductory chapter offers a useful overview of Kant's general approach to practical philosophy, and she also explores and clarifies some of the main assumptions which Kant relies on in his Groundwork but defends in his Critique of Pure Reason. The book will be a valuable guide for all who are interested in Kant's practical philosophy.
Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Author: Jens Timmermann
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007-06-21
Total Pages: 4
ISBN-13: 1139464191
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals is Kant's central contribution to moral philosophy, and has inspired controversy ever since it was first published in 1785. Kant champions the insights of 'common human understanding' against what he sees as the dangerous perversions of ethical theory. Morality is revealed to be a matter of human autonomy: Kant locates the source of the 'categorical imperative' within each and every human will. However, he also portrays everyday morality in a way that many readers find difficult to accept. The Groundwork is a short book, but its argument is dense, intricate and at times treacherous. This commentary explains Kant's arguments paragraph by paragraph, and also contains an introduction, a synopsis of the argument, six short interpretative essays on key topics of the Groundwork, and a glossary of key terms. It will be an indispensable tool for anyone wishing to study the Groundwork in detail.
Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals
Author: Henry E. Allison
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011-10-06
Total Pages: 390
ISBN-13: 0199691533
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHenry E. Allison presents a comprehensive commentary on Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals (1785). Allison pays special attention to the structure of the work and its historical and intellectual context. He argues that, despite its relative brevity, the Groundwork is the single most important work in modern moral philosophy.
Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals
Author: Immanuel Kant
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2008-10-01
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 0300128150
DOWNLOAD EBOOKImmanuel Kant’s Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals is one of the most important texts in the history of ethics. In it Kant searches for the supreme principle of morality and argues for a conception of the moral life that has made this work a continuing source of controversy and an object of reinterpretation for over two centuries. This new edition of Kant’s work provides a fresh translation that is uniquely faithful to the German original and more fully annotated than any previous translation. There are also four essays by well-known scholars that discuss Kant’s views and the philosophical issues raised by the Groundwork. J.B. Schneewind defends the continuing interest in Kantian ethics by examining its historical relation both to the ethical thought that preceded it and to its influence on the ethical theories that came after it; Marcia Baron sheds light on Kant’s famous views about moral motivation; and Shelly Kagan and Allen W. Wood advocate contrasting interpretations of Kantian ethics and its practical implications.
Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals
Author: Immanuel Kant
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Published: 1949
Total Pages: 308
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMoral Law: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Author: Immanuel Kant
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-03-04
Total Pages: 118
ISBN-13: 113489869X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 2012. Kant’s Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals is one of the small books which are truly great: it has exercised on human thought an influence almost ludicrously disproportionate to its size. In moral philosophy it ranks with the ‘Republic’ of Plato and the ‘Ethics’ of Aristotle; and perhaps— partly no doubt through the spread of Christian ideals and through the long experience of the human race during the last two thousand years—it shows in some respects a deeper insight even than these. Its main topic—the supreme principle of morality—is of the utmost importance to all who are not indifferent to the struggle of good against evil. Written, as it was, towards the end of the eighteenth century, it is couched in terms other than those that would be used today; but its message was never more needed than it is at present, when a somewhat arid empiricism is the prevailing fashion in philosophy.
Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012-04-19
Total Pages: 135
ISBN-13: 110737832X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPublished in 1785, Immanuel Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals ranks alongside Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics as one of the most profound and influential works in moral philosophy ever written. In Kant's own words, its aim is to identify and corroborate the supreme principle of morality, the categorical imperative. He argues that human beings are ends in themselves, never to be used by anyone merely as a means, and that universal and unconditional obligations must be understood as an expression of the human capacity for autonomy and self-governance. As such, they are laws of freedom. This volume contains Mary Gregor's acclaimed translation of the text into English, revised by Jens Timmermann, and an accessible, updated introduction by Christine Korsgaard.
