Kant

Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

Christine M. Korsgaard (Harvard University, Massachusetts), Mary Gregor, Jens Timmermann (University of St Andrews, Scotland)

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Cambridge University Press
19 April 2012

Philosophy; Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900; Ethics & moral philosophy

Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy

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.

Introduction by: Christine M. Korsgaard (Harvard University Massachusetts)
Translated by: Mary Gregor, Jens Timmermann (University of St Andrews, Scotland)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 230g
ISBN: 9781107401068
ISBN 10: 1107401062
Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
Pages: 104
Publication Date: 19 April 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface to the revised edition; Introduction; Chronology; Further reading; Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals; Preface; 1. Transition from common to philosophical moral rational cognition; 2. Transition from popular moral philosophy to the metaphysics of morals; 3. Transition from the metaphysics of morals to the critique of pure practical reason; Notes; Selected glossary; Index.

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 University Press, 1996) and Creating the Kingdom of Ends (Cambridge University Press, 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 University Press, 2007) and Sittengesetz und Freiheit (2003). He is the editor of Kant's Critique of Practical Reason: A Critical Guide (with Andrews Reath, Cambridge University Press, 2010) and of Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals: A Critical Guide (Cambridge University Press, 2009).

Reviews for Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

...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