Kant's 'Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals'

In his Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant portrays the supreme moral principle as an unconditional imperative that applies to all of us because we freely choose to impose upon ourselves a law of pure practical reason. Morality is revealed to be a matter of autonomy. Today, this approach to ethical theory is as perplexing, controversial and inspiring as it was in 1785, when the Groundwork was first published. The essays in this volume, by international Kant scholars and moral philosophers, discuss Kant's philosophical development and his rejection of earlier moral theories, the role of happiness and inclination in the Groundwork, Kant's moral metaphysics and theory of value, and his attempt to justify the categorical imperative as a principle of freedom. They reflect the approach of several schools of interpretation and illustrate the lively diversity of Kantian ethics today.

ISBN 0521878012   Pages 244 ISBN13 9780521878012 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 530 Publisher Cambridge University Press   Published in Cambridge Imprint Cambridge University Press   Series title Cambridge Critical Guides Format Hardback   Height (mm) 228 Publication date 24 Dec 2009   Width (mm) 152 DEWEY 170   Spine width (mm) 20 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Tertiary education

		List of translations and abbreviations
		Introduction by Jens Timmermann
1		Ethics and anthropology in the development or Kane's moral philosophy Manfred Kuehn
2		Happiness in the Groundwork by Alison Hills
3		Acting from duty: inclination, reason and moral worth by Jens Timmermann
4		Making the law visible: the role of examples in Kant's ethics by Robert B. Louden
5		The moral law as causal law by Robert N. Johnson
6		Dignity and the formula or humanity by Oliver Sensen
7		Kane's kingdom of ends: metaphysical, not political by Katrin Flikschuh
8		Kant against the 'spurious principles or morality' by J. B. Schneewind
9		Autonomy and impartiality: Groundwork III by John Skorupski
10		Problems with freedom: Kant's argument in Groundwork III and its subsequent emendations by Paul Guyer
11		Freedom and reason in Groundwork III by Frederick Rauscher
		Bibliography
		Index

'This collection of essays is diverse and engaging. The essays are of wide theoretical interest and deftly address issues of interpretation along with broader normative issues arising from Kant's Groundwork. Striking a nice balance of interpretive and normative concerns, each essay draws on a wide variety of sources, including not only Kant, but also his sympathetic commentators and his detractors. Those in either camp are well-advised to give these essays their attention.' Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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