Kant: The Metaphysics of MoralsThe Metaphysics of Morals is Kant's major work in applied moral philosophy in which he deals with the basic principles of rights and of virtues. It comprises two parts: the 'Doctrine of Right', which deals with the rights which people have or can acquire, and the 'Doctrine of Virtue', which deals with the virtues they ought to acquire. Mary Gregor's translation, revised for publication in the Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy series, is the only complete translation of the whole text, and includes extensive annotation on Kant's difficult and sometimes unfamiliar vocabulary. A new introduction by Roger Sullivan sets the work in its historical and philosophical context. This volume will be of wide interest to students of ethics and of legal and political philosophy. |
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acquire acquisition another’s authority belongs beneficence benevolence called categorical imperative choice citizens civil condition civil union coercion cognition command communio concept of duty concept of right conformity conscience constraint contract contradiction contrary crime deed determining dignity distributive justice division Doctrine of Right doctrine of virtue duties of virtue duty of right duty to oneself ethics external object feeling happiness Hence Human Being’s Duty idea Immanuel Kant imperfect duties incentive inclinations insofar judge judgment justice Kant Kant’s kind land legislative matter means merely metaphysical first principles Metaphysics of Morals moral law nature negative duties noumenon one’s duty original other’s outer freedom perfection person philosophy pleasure possessio possessor possible priori proposition public right punishment question rational Recht regard relation requires res nullius respect rightful condition sense sensible someone sovereign supreme thing thought translation universal law usucapio Vermogen vice violation wrong