Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals from 1785 is one of the most important and influential texts in the whole history of philosophy. Its central purpose is to develop the categorical imperative. The present collected volume contains papers on central theoretical aspects.

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Contributions from leading international authorities in Kant research
A reflection of the current state of research together with new aspects

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Yes, you can access Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals by Christoph Horn, Dieter Schönecker, Corinna Mieth, Christoph Horn, Dieter Schönecker in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Philosophy & Ethics & Moral Philosophy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

De Gruyter

Year

2008

ISBN

9783110204551

Edition

Topic

Philosophy

Subtopic

Ethics & Moral Philosophy

Frontmatter
Contents
Necessity andApriority in Kant’sMoral Philosophy
The Good Without Limitation (GMS, 393–394)
Kant on Ends in Nature and in Human Agency
Acting from Duty (GMS, 397–401)
TheDerivation of theMoral Law (GMS, 402, 420f.)
Practical Reason
Kant’s Hypothetical Imperatives (GMS, 417–419)
The Categorical Imperative and Universalizability (GMS, 421–424)
Deriving the Formula of Humanity (GMS, 427–437)
The Analytic Relationship of Freedom and Morality (GMS III, 1)
“Freedom must be presupposed as a property of the will of all rational beings” (GMS III, 2)
The Circle and the Two Standpoints (GMS III,3)
How is a categorical imperative possible?
Backmatter