Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107401062 ISBN 13: 9781107401068

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

"...Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals is an original, profound, and beautifully written piece."
--George Lăzăroiu, PhD, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, New York, Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice

Book Description:

This is the revised edition of the Cambridge translation of Immanuel Kant's Groundwork, one of the most powerful texts in the history of ethical thought. It includes a revised text and updated introductory material. For undergraduate and graduate students of the history of philosophy, ethics and Kant studies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1107401062
• ISBN 13: 9781107401068
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 134
• Editor: Korsgaard Christine M.