Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (Texts in the History of Philosophy)
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 search for and establish the supreme principle of...
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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 search for and establish the supreme principle of morality, the categorical imperative. This edition presents the acclaimed translation of the text by Mary Gregor, together with an introduction by Christine M. Korsgaard that examines and explains Kant's argument.
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Format: paper
ISBN:
9780521626958 (0521626951)
Publish date: April 28th 1998
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pages no: 76
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Academic,
School,
European Literature,
Read For School,
Philosophy,
College,
Psychology,
German Literature,
Theory
Never trust what modern writers say about classic works of Philosophy. Kant is not only relevant because of the influence he had on latter day thinkers, but, as with this work, he has something to say which makes mince meat out of most of the present day writers. If this book had been published for ...
Translator's PrefaceCommentary and Analysis of the Argument - The Approach to Moral Philosophy, Outline of a Metaphysic of Morals, Outline of a Critique of Practical Reason--Groundwork of the Metaphysic of MoralsNotesIndex