| Kant's 'Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals': A Reader' Guide Contributor(s): Guyer, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826484549 ISBN-13: 9780826484543 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $32.62 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: 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. Visit our website for sample chapters! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Philosophy | Metaphysics |
| Dewey: 170 |
| Series: Continuum Reader's Guides (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.5" W x 8.46" (0.58 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Kant is probably the philosopher who best typifies the thought and ideals of the Enlightenment. He was influenced by the modern physics of Newton, the rationalist perfectionism of Leibniz and Wolff, the critical empiricism of Locke and Hume, and Rousseau's celebration of liberty and individualism, and his work can be seen partly as an attempt to combine and synthesize these various ideas. In moral philosophy, he developed a radical and radically new conception of the unconditional value of human autonomy, which he opposed to both theological and utilitarian conceptions of moral value. He first expounded his moral vision in the Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals (1785), the seminal work of modern moral philosophy in which he introduced his infamous 'categorical imperative'. Paul Guyer's Reader's Guide will help readers find their way in this brilliant but dense and sometimes baffling work. |