Moral Law : Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

Kant, Immanuel, Paton, Kant I., Trans, H. J.

ISBN 10: 0415078431 / ISBN 13: 9780415078436

Published by Taylor & Francis Group, 1976

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Moral Law : Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415078431
• ISBN 13: 9780415078436
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 0.45 pounds

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Synopsis

Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals ranks with Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Ethics as one of the most important works of moral philosophy ever written. In the Groundwork, Kant argues a human action is only morally good if it done from a sense of duty, and that a duty is a formal principle based not on self-interest or from a consideration of what results might follow. From this he derived his famous and controversial maxim, the catogorical imperative: Act as if the maxim of your action were to become by your will a universal law of nature.' H. J. Paton's translation remains the standard translation, retaining all Kant's liveliness of mind, suppressed intellectual excitement, moral earnestness, and pleasure in words. The commentary and detailed analysis he provides is an invaluable and necessary guide for the student and general reader.

Review

"It seems possible that this handy edition may render a real service to social good by enabling the English reader to learn for himself the content of a philosophical classic."-"The Guardian