Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

Immanuel Kant; Christine M. Korsgaard

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511809590

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. Kant argues that every human being is an end in himself or herself, never to be used as a means by others, and that moral obligation is an expression of the human capacity for autonomy or self-government. 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.

"This is a good translation of Kant's historically important though brief essay on the foundation of moral theory. Recommended for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students." Choice

"The new translation by the late Mary Gregor of Kant's classic work on moral theory ought to become the standard edition for both ethics and Kant courses." Ethics

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Introduction
pp vii-xxx

Chronology
pp xxxi-xxxii

Further reading
pp xxxiii-xxxvi

Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
pp xxxvii-xxxviii

Preface
pp 1-6

Section I - Transition from common rational to philosophic moral cognition
pp 7-18

Section II - Transition from popular moral philosophy to metaphysics of morals
pp 19-51

Section III - Transition from metaphysics of morals to the critique of pure practical reason
pp 52-66

Notes
pp 67-67

Selected glossary
pp 68-70

Index
pp 71-76

Title in the series
pp 77-77

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