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Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals

With an Updated Translation, Introduction, and Notes
By Immanuel Kant
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Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant explores the foundation of moral philosophy. Kant seeks to establish the concept of a 'categorical imperative,' which serves as a universal principle of ethical conduct. The work examines the nature of moral obligations and the role of reason in ethical decision-making, aiming to determine what it means to act morally.
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Now in a new, affordable edition with updated notes, a superbly readable translation of Kant’s classic work

This work, one of the most important texts in the history of ethics, presents Immanuel Kant’s conception of moral self-government based on pure reason. It has been a source of controversy and an object of reinterpretation for over two centuries.

This new edition of Kant’s work provides a fresh translation that is uniquely faithful to the German original and more fully annotated than any previous translation. The editor and translator, Allen Wood, has written a new introduction.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300227437

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 May 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 1 b-w illus.

Contributors:

  • Edited by Allen W. Wood

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 191g

Pages: 144

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About the Author

Allen W. Wood is Ruth Norman Halls Professor at Indiana University and Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods Professor emeritus at Stanford University.

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