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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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The moral law, Immanuel Kant
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- Title
- The moral law
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Immanuel Kant
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Released
- 1991
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 144
- ISBN10
- 0415078431
- ISBN13
- 9780415078436
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Philosophical Topics, Legal Topics, German Literature, School, 18th century, Ethics, Metaphysics, Morality, Enlightenment, Humanities, Reason, Free Will
- First published
- 1785
- Original title
- Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
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- 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.