Understanding Kant's Groundwork
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Understanding Kant's Groundwork

  1. 115 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Understanding Kant's Groundwork

About this book

Immanuel Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals is widely regarded as one of the most influential works in the history of moral philosophy. Indeed, any student of ethics will soon encounter a translation of the book, although trying to read it is likely to cause bewilderment. What, one may ask, is Kant trying to say? This book provides the answers. Here, seven highly regarded teachers and scholars of Kant's ethics offer remarkably clear explanations of the most important concepts in the Groundwork: the good will, happiness, duty, hypothetical and categorical imperatives, the Formula of Universal Law, the Formula of Humanity, and freedom. Contents:

  • Preface
  • The Good Will, Nataliya Palatnik
  • Happiness, Anne Margaret Baxley
  • Duty, Laura Papish
  • Imperatives, Tamar Schapiro
  • The Formula of Universal Law, Kyla Ebels-Duggan
  • The Formula of Humanity, Japa Pallikkathayil
  • Freedom, Lucy Allais
  • About the Contributors
  • Index

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Full Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Chapter 1: The Good Will
  9. Chapter 2: Happiness
  10. Chapter 3: Duty
  11. Chapter 4: Imperatives
  12. Chapter 5: The Formula of Universal Law
  13. Chapter 6: The Formula of Humanity
  14. Chapter 7: Freedom
  15. About the Contributors
  16. Index
  17. Back Cover

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