Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
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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…
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Key features
- A revised edition of one of the most powerful texts in the history of ethical thought
- Mary Gregor's acclaimed translation has been sympathetically revised by Jens Timmermann
- Includes an accessible, updated introduction by Christine Korsgaard
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511919978
- Series Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
- Subjects Eighteenth-Century Philosophy,Philosophy,Philosophy Texts
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 21 May 2012
- ISBN: 9781107401068
- Dimensions (mm): 228 x 152 mm
- Weight: 0.23kg
- Page extent: 130 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 21 May 2012
- ISBN: 9781107008519
- Dimensions (mm): 228 x 152 mm
- Weight: 0.34kg
- Page extent: 136 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 05 June 2012
- ISBN: 9780511919978
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