Kant: The Metaphysics of Morals (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy) - Hardcover

Kant, Immanuel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521562171 ISBN 13: 9780521562171

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

The 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 that 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 Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy, is the only complete translation of the whole text. It 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.

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Book Description:

Kant's major work in applied moral philosophy deals with the basic principles of rights and of virtues. This edition is the only complete translation of the whole text, and includes extensive annotations on Kant's difficult and sometimes unfamiliar vocabulary.

From the Back Cover:

The Metaphysics of morals is Kant's major work in applied moral philosophy in which he deals with the basic principles of rights and virtues. This volume will be of wide interest to students of ethics and of legal and political philosophy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0521562171
• ISBN 13: 9780521562171
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 277
• Editor: Gregor Mary J.