Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals
Contents
Editor's Preface......................................................................................................ix
A Note on the Translation.............................................................................................xiii
Abbreviations.........................................................................................................xvii
Text
Immanuel Kant: Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals (1785)........................................................1
Preface...............................................................................................................3
First Section: Transition from common rational moral cognition to philosophical moral cognition.......................9
Second Section: Transition from popular moral philosophy to the metaphysics of morals.................................22
Third Section: Transition from the metaphysics of morals to the critique of pure practical reason.....................63
Essays
1. Why Study Kant's Ethics? J. B. Schneewind.........................................................................83
2. Acting from Duty Marcia ... read full excerpt from Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals ebook