| Description | | - Accessible and practical guide to Kant's most well-known work in ethics
- New accurate and clear translation by Arnulf Zweig
- Includes editorial material specially written for students new to the subject, including a sketch of Kant's life, a substantial introduction and an analysis of the main arguments of the text
- Hill is an extremely well-regarded and influential commentator on Kant's moral philosophy and Zweig is a very gifted translator of Kant
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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.
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Readership: A new edition of Kant's Groundwork
for all UK and US students studying this text as part of their undergraduate or graduate course in Ethics, History of Western Philosophy or Kant.
| Contents |
Features of this edition
Abbreviations for Kant's Works
A Sketch of Kant's Life
Editor's Introduction
Summary of Arguments
GROUNDWORK FOR THE METAPHYSICS OF MORALS
Preface
I.
Passage from the Common Knowledge of Morality to the Philosophical
II.
Transition from Popular Moral Philosophy to the Metaphysics of Morals
III.
Passage from the Metaphysics of Morals to a Critique of Practical Reason
Suggested Readings
Bibliography of Works Cited
Index
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Immanuel Kant
Edited by Thomas E. Hill, Kenan Professor of Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Translated by Arnulf Zweig, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Oregon; Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Baruch College, City University of New York
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