The Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals or Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant's first contribution to moral philosophy, argues for an a priori basis for morality. Where the Critique of Pure Reason laid out Kant's metaphysical and epistemological ideas, this relatively short, primarily meta-ethical, work was intended to outline and define the concepts and arguments shaping his future work The Metaphysics of Morals. However, the latter work is much less read than the Groundwork.

Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals

Politics & Social Sciences

Immanuel, Kant

Philosophy

Bobbs-Merrill

This seminal text in the history of moral philosophy elaborates the basic themes of Kant's moral theory, gives the most complete statement of his highly original theory of freedom of the will, and develops his practical metaphysics. This new edition, prepared by an acclaimed translator and scholar of Kant's practical philosophy, presents the first new translation of the work to appear for some years, together with a substantial and lucid introduction.

Critique of Practical Reason, 3rd Edition

Pearson

A selection of the writings by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant which includes his critique of pure reason, his letter to Marcus Herz and his idea for a universal history from a cosmopolitan point of view.

Kant Selections (The Great Philosophers)

Macmillan

Kant’s Prolegomena -- its full title, in the eighteenth-century manner, is Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics Which Will Be Able to Come Forth as Science -- is a classic in metaphysics and the theory of knowledge. It deals with the perennially baffling questions: How do we know? How much can we know? Its answers to these questions are interesting especially now. We live in one of the recurring periods of intellectual and cultural history that are skeptical and impatient of systems of speculative metaphysics, and a distrust of speculation is the leading motif of the Prolegomena. Though Kant's arguments against speculative metaphysics differ from those of our contemporaries, in some of his results he anticipates their negative conclusions. The Prolegomena, however, is not interesting merely as an historical anticipation of recent views; indeed, as such it has been as it were condemned in advance by Kant (Prolegomena, Introduction). Rather, its chief interest to the student of philosophy is probably the way in which it goes beyond and against the views of contemporary positivism. The book is therefore a challenge both to those who think metaphysical knowledge of the ultimate nature of things is possible and to those who regard metaphysics as comprising only pious wishes and rationalizations, “poetry”, "nonsense," and "pseudoproblems." The Prolegomena is, moreover, the best of all introductions to that vast and obscure masterpiece, the Critique of Pure Reason. It is a guide through what Kant himself calls the "thorny paths" of that work. Because of the central position the Critique occupies in philosophy, the Prolegomena thus makes a major contribution to an understanding of the chief problems of general philosophy, metaphysics, theory of knowledge, philosophy of science, and ethics. It has an exemplary lucidity and wit, making it unique among Kant's greater works and uniquely suitable as a textbook of the Kantian philosophy.

Prolegomena to Any Future Megaphysics

Pearson College Div

Body and Mind: Readings in Philosophy

V.I. Lenin

Arthur, Schopenhauer

John, Locke

René, Descartes

David, Hume

Unwin Hyman

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Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals

HarpPeren

In this classic text, Kant sets out to articulate and defend the Categorical Imperative - the fundamental principle that underlies moral reasoning - and to lay the foundation for a comprehensive account of justice and human virtues. This new edition and translation of Kant's work is designed especially for students. An extensive and comprehensive introduction explains the central concepts of Groundwork and looks at Kant's main lines of argument. Detailed notes aim to clarify Kant's thoughts and to correct some common misunderstandings of his doctrines.

Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals (Oxford Philosophical Texts)

Oxford University Press

Philosophical Correspondence 1759-99

University of Chicago Press

Excerpt from Critique de la Raison Pure, Vol. 2Ainsi l'on conçoit nécessairement comme donné (bien que nous'ne puissions pas le déterminer) un temps entie rement écoulé jusqu'au moment présent. Mais, pour ce qui est du temps à venir, comme il n'est pas la condition nécessaire pour arriver au présent, il est tout à fait indii férent, pour°comprendre celui-ci,de le traiter de telle ou telle façon, de le faire cesser à un certain moment ou de le prolonger à l'infini. Soit la série m, n, o, où n est donné comme conditionné par rapport à m, mais en même temps comme condition de o; série ascendante [si l'on va] du conditionné n à m (l, k, descendante au contraire de la condition n au conditionné o (p, q, r, ll me faut supposer la première série pour pouvoir considérer n comme donné, et n n'est possible, suivant la raison (la totalité des conditions), qu'au moyen de cette série; mais sa possibilité ne repose pas sur la série suivante 0, p, q, r, iqui par conséquent ne pourrait être considérée comme donnée, mais seulement comme dabitis (donnable).About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Critique de la Raison Pure, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

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