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Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

Revised Edition

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  • 136pagine
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Published in 1785, Immanuel Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals ranks alongside Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics as one of the most profound and influential works in moral philosophy ever written. In Kant's own words, its aim is to identify and corroborate the supreme principle of morality, the categorical imperative. He argues that human beings are ends in themselves, never to be used by anyone merely as a means, and that universal and unconditional obligations must be understood as an expression of the human capacity for autonomy and self-governance. As such, they are laws of freedom. This volume contains Mary Gregor's acclaimed translation of the work, sympathetically revised by Jens Timmermann, and an accessible, updated introduction by Christine Korsgaard.

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Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant, Mary Gregor, Jens Timmermann, Christine M. Korsgaard

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Pubblicato
2012
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(Copertina rigida),
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12,79 €

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Titolo
Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Sottotitolo
Revised Edition
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
2012
Formato
Copertina rigida
Pagine
136
ISBN10
1107008514
ISBN13
9781107008519
Serie
Descrizione
Published in 1785, Immanuel Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals ranks alongside Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics as one of the most profound and influential works in moral philosophy ever written. In Kant's own words, its aim is to identify and corroborate the supreme principle of morality, the categorical imperative. He argues that human beings are ends in themselves, never to be used by anyone merely as a means, and that universal and unconditional obligations must be understood as an expression of the human capacity for autonomy and self-governance. As such, they are laws of freedom. This volume contains Mary Gregor's acclaimed translation of the work, sympathetically revised by Jens Timmermann, and an accessible, updated introduction by Christine Korsgaard.