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Groundwork of the metaphysics of morals is the first of immanuel kants mature works on moral. Korsgaard immanuel kant s groundwork of the metaphysics of morals ranks alongside platos republic and aristotles nicomachean ethics as one of the most profound and influential works in moral. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. In the englishspeaking world, the metaphysics of morals is not as well known as kants earlier works, the groundwork of the metaphysics of morals and the critique of practical reason, but it experienced a renaissance in the last few decades through the pioneering work of gregor.
Immanuel kant, mary gregor, jens timmermann published in 1785, the groundwork of the metaphysics of morals is one of the most powerful texts in the history of ethical thought. The doctrines of right which deals with the rights that people have or can acquire, and the doctrine of virtue which deals with the virtues they ought to acquire. June immanuel kant s groundwork of the metaphysics of morals ranks alongside platos this edition presents the acclaimed translation of the text by mary gregor. Immanuel kant s metaphysics of morals 1797, containing the doctrine of right and doctrine of virtue, is his final major work of practical philosophy. The metaphysics of morals cambridge texts in the history of. Groundwork for the metaphysics of morals edited by christoph horn dieter. In kant s own words its aim is to search for and establish the supreme principle of morality, the categorical imperative. Groundwork of the metaphysics of moralsimmanuel kant. Immanuel kants groundwork of the metaphysics of morals ranks alongside platos republic and aristotles nicomachean ethics as one of the most profound and influential works in moral philosophy ever written. The fundamental positions of kant s moral philosophy may be stated in these three propositions.
Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Mary gregor and jens timmerman, groundwork of the metaphysics of morals. This volume contains the first facingpage germanenglish edition of kant s groundwork of the metaphysics of morals. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while. Bbc radio 4 in our time, kants categorical imperative. Kant the metaphysics of morals also available in format docx and mobi. Kant groundwork for the metaphysics of morals with essays. The metaphysics of morals cambridge texts in the history of philosophy immanuel kant. Immmanuel kant 17241804 the metaphysics of morals 1797 translated by mary gregor. Immanuel kant, the metaphysics of ethics by immanuel kant. Kantian morality, which rests neither on duty, nor on the categorical imperative, nor.
A germanenglish edition, mary gregor and jens timmermann eds. Each of these two branches of metaphysics must be carefully cleansed of everything empirical, so that we can know how much pure reason can achieve in each branch, and from what sources it creates its a priori teaching. December 18, 2011 immanuel kant, groundwork of the metaphysics of morals. A study of kants moral philosophy, based primarily on the groundwork of metaphysics of morals, the. Cambridge edition of the writings of immanuel kant new york. Mary gregor s translation, revised for publication in the cambridge texts in the history of philosophy series, is the only complete translation of the whole text, and includes extensive annotation on kant s difficult and sometimes unfamiliar vocabulary. The metaphysics of morals cambridge texts in the history of philosophy ebook. Gregor s translation 1991 explains these german terms as, respectively, the doctrine. The metaphysics of morals cambridge texts in the history of philosophy. Translated by mary gregor, jens timmermann, university of st andrews, scotland.
Gregor january 1, 1928 october 31, 1994 was an american author, translator, and professor. Groundwork of the metaphysics of morals mary gregor. Mary gregor s translation explains these german terms as, respectively, the doctrine of right, which deals with the rights that people have or can acquire, and the doctrine. Groundwork of the metaphysics of morals by mary gregor, 9781107401068, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
Pdf desire in the groundwork of the metaphysics of morals. The metaphysics of morals cambridge texts in the history of philosophy kindle edition by kant, immanuel, gregor, mary j. Groundwork of the metaphysics of morals cambridge texts in the history of philosophy kindle edition by korsgaard, christine m. Immanuel kant s groundwork for the metaphysics of morals is one of the most important texts in the history of ethics. In kant s own words, its aim is to identify and corroborate the supreme principle of morality, the categorical imperative. The work is divided into two main parts, the rechtslehre and the tugendlehre. Guyer, kant s groundwork for the metaphysics of morals.
There kant lectured on logic, metaphysics, ethics, geography, anthropology, mathematics, the foundations of natural science, and. First, goodness of will is the only absolute good on. Groundwork of the metaphysics of morals mary gregor pdf. A readers guide continuum, 2007 immanuel kant trans. 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. In kants own words its aim is to search for and establish the supreme principle of morality, the categorical imperative.
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