The Moral Law: Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals

The Moral Law: Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals
ISBN-10
0415078431
ISBN-13
9780415078436
Series
The Moral Law
Category
Ethics
Pages
118
Language
English
Published
1991
Publisher
Psychology Press
Author
Immanuel Kant

Description

Kant'sMoral Law: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Moralsranks with Plato'sRepublicand Aristotle'sEthicsas one of the most important works of moral philosophy ever written. InMoral Law,Kant argues that a human action is only morally good if it is done from a sense of duty, and that a duty is a formal principle based not on self-interest or from a consideration of what results might follow. From this he derived his famous and controversial maxim, the categorical imperative: "Act as if the maxim of your action were to become by your will a universal law of nature." H. J. Paton's translation remains the standard in English for this work. It retains all of Kant's liveliness of mind, suppressed intellectual excitement, moral earnestness, and pleasure in words. The commentary and detailed analysis that Paton provides is an invaluable and necessary guide for the student and general reader.

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