Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals Critical Essays

by Guyer, Paul; Allison, Henry; Guyer, Paul; Henrich, Dieter; Herman, Barbara; Hill, Thomas, Jr.; Korsgaard, Christine; O'Neill, Onora; Pogge, Thomas; Potter, Nelson; Schneewind, J B.; Sorrell, Tom; Wood, Allen

• ISBN13: 9780847686292
• ISBN10: 0847686299
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-12-11
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals is one of the most important works in modern moral philosophy. This collection of essays, the first of its kind in nearly thirty years, introduces the reader to some of the most important studies of the book from the past two decades, arranged in the form of a collective commentary.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Natural Law, Skepticism, and Methods of Ethics	p. 3
The Argument of Kant's Groundwork, Chapter 1	p. 29
Kant's Analysis of Obligation: The Argument of Groundwork I	p. 51
Kant's Good Will and Our Good Nature	p. 81
Consistency in Action	p. 103
Mutual Aid and Respect for Persons	p. 133
Humanity As End in Itself	p. 165
The Categorical Imperative	p. 189
The Possibility of the Categorical Imperative	p. 215
Kant's Argument for the Rationality of Moral Conduct	p. 249
Morality and Freedom: Kant's Reciprocity Thesis	p. 273
The Deduction of the Moral Law: The Reasons for the Obscurity of the Final Section of Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals	p. 303
Bibliography	p. 343
Index	p. 359
About the Authors	p. 367
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