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

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

by Christine M . Korsgaard (Introduction), Mary Gregor (Introduction), JensTimmermann (Introduction)

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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Format: Paperback
Pages: 104
Edition: 2
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 19 Apr 2012

ISBN 10: 1107401062
ISBN 13: 9781107401068

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...Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals is an original, profound, and beautifully written piece. --George Lazaroiu, PhD, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, New York, Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice
Author Bio
Christine M. Korsgaard is Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University. She is the author of Self-Constitution: Agency, Identity, and Integrity (2010), The Constitution of Agency (2009), The Sources of Normativity (Cambridge, 1996) and Creating the Kingdom of Ends (Cambridge, 1996). Jens Timmermann is Reader in Moral Philosophy at the University of St Andrews. He is the author of Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals: A Commentary (Cambridge, 2007) and Sittengesetz und Freiheit (2003). He is the editor of Kant's Critique of Practical Reason: A Critical Guide (with Andrews Reath, Cambridge, 2010) and of Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals: A Critical Guide (Cambridge, 2009).