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The Metaphysics of Morals ( German: Die Metaphysik der Sitten) is a 1797 work of political and moral philosophy by Immanuel Kant. It is also Kant's last major work in moral philosophy. The work is divided into two sections: the Doctrine of Right, dealing with political rights, and the Doctrine of Virtue, dealing with ethical virtues .
- Germany
- Immanuel Kant
- Die Metaphysik der Sitten
- Mary J. Gregor
Feb 23, 2004 · 1. Aims and Methods of Moral Philosophy. The most basic aim of moral philosophy, and so also of the Groundwork, is, in Kant’s view, to “seek out” the foundational principle of a “metaphysics of morals,” which Kant understands as a system of a priori moral principles that apply the CI to human persons in all times and cultures.
- Robert Johnson, Adam Cureton
- 2004
The Metaphysics of Morals is Kant's final major work in moral philosophy. In it, he presents the basic concepts and principles of right and virtue and the system of duties of human beings as such. The work comprises two parts: the Doctrine of Right concerns outer freedom and the rights of human beings against one another; the Doctrine of Virtue ...
- Immanuel Kant, Roger J. Sullivan
- 2017
A comprehensive overview of Kant's metaphysics and epistemology in The Critique of Pure Reason. Learn how Kant argues against the Empiricists and Rationalists, and develops his transcendental idealism, ethics, and critique of utilitarianism. Explore his historical background, ideas, and contributions to philosophy.
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785; German: Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten; also known as the Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals, Grounding of the Metaphysics of Morals, and the Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals) is the first of Immanuel Kant's mature works on moral philosophy and the first of his trilogy of major works on ethics alongside the Critique of ...
- Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten
- Immanuel Kant
- 1785
Jun 5, 2012 · It has long been recognized that the text of The Doctrine of Right is corrupt to the extent that paragraphs 4–8 in §6 do not belong there. On the history of this discovery, see Thomas Mautner, “Kant's Metaphysics of Morals: A Note on the Text,” Kant-Studien 72 (1981): 356–9. Type. Chapter. Information. Practical Philosophy , pp. 353 - 604.
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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 which people have or can acquire, and the 'Doctrine of Virtue', which deals with the virtues they ought to acquire.
