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Kants' Groundwork of the metaphysics of morals : = a commentary /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Kants' Groundwork of the metaphysics of morals :/ Jens Timmermann.
Reminder of title:	a commentary /
Author:	Timmermann, Jens,
Description:	1 online resource (xxxi, 192 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Ethics. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511487316
ISBN:	9780511487316 (ebook)

Kants' Groundwork of the metaphysics of morals : = a commentary /
Timmermann, Jens,

Kants' Groundwork of the metaphysics of morals :a commentary /Jens Timmermann. - 1 online resource (xxxi, 192 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Note on quotations from Kant's works -- Kant's Groundwork : synopsis of the argument -- Commentary -- Preface -- Transition from common to philosophic moral cognition of reason -- Transition from popular moral philosophy to the metaphysics of morals -- Transition from the metaphysics of morals to the critique of pure practical reason -- Appendices.

The Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals is Kant's central contribution to moral philosophy, and has inspired controversy ever since it was first published in 1785. Kant champions the insights of 'common human understanding' against what he sees as the dangerous perversions of ethical theory. Morality is revealed to be a matter of human autonomy: Kant locates the source of the 'categorical imperative' within each and every human will. However, he also portrays everyday morality in a way that many readers find difficult to accept. The Groundwork is a short book, but its argument is dense, intricate and at times treacherous. This commentary explains Kant's arguments paragraph by paragraph, and also contains an introduction, a synopsis of the argument, six short interpretative essays on key topics of the Groundwork, and a glossary of key terms. It will be an indispensable tool for anyone wishing to study the Groundwork in detail.

ISBN: 9780511487316 (ebook)Subjects--Personal Names:

559415
Kant, Immanuel,
1724-1804.Subjects--Topical Terms:

555769
Ethics.

LC Class. No.: B2766.Z7 / K36 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 170

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