Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

Critical Essays

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

Publication date:

11 December 1997

Length of book:

246 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9780847686285

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.

Part 1 Historical Background
Chapter 2 Natural Law/ Skepticism/ and Methods of Ethics
Part 3 The Good Will and the Categorical Imperative (Groundwork I)
Chapter 4 The Argument of Kant's Groundwork
Chapter 5 Kant's Analysis of Obligation: The Argument of Groundwork I
Chapter 6 Kant's Good Will and Our Good Nature
Part 7 The Categorical Imperative and Its Formulations (Groundwork II)
Chapter 8 Consistency in Action
Chapter 9 Mutual Aid and Respect for Persons
Chapter 10 Humanity as End in Itself
Chapter 11 The Categorical Imperative
Chapter 12 The Possibility of the Categorical Imperative
Part 13 The Categorical Imperative and Freesom of the Will (Groundwork III)
Chapter 14 Kant's Argument for the Rationality of Moral Conduct
Chapter 15 Morality and Freedom: Kant's Reciprocity Thesis
Chapter 16 The Deduction of the Moral Law: The Reasons for the Obscurity of the Final Section of Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

In gathering these essays into a single, affordable volume, the publishers have provided a valuable resource for both students and teachers of Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals. It is a welcome addition to a valuable new series.