Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Mary Gregor
Jens Timmermann, University of St Andrews, Scotland
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Published 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.
- A revised edition of one of the most powerful texts in the history of ethical thought
- Mary Gregor's acclaimed translation has been sympathetically revised by Jens Timmermann
- Includes an accessible, updated introduction by Christine Korsgaard
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No date availablePaperback
9781107401068
130 pages
229 × 152 × 7 mm
0.23kg
Table of Contents
- Preface to the revised edition
- Introduction
- Chronology
- Further reading
- Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
- Preface
- 1. Transition from common to philosophical moral rational cognition
- 2. Transition from popular moral philosophy to the metaphysics of morals
- 3. Transition from the metaphysics of morals to the critique of pure practical reason
- Notes
- Selected glossary
- Index.
