Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals: A Commentary

Oxford, GB: Oxford University Press (2011)
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Henry E. Allison presents a comprehensive commentary on Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals. Allison pays special attention to the structure of the work and its historical and intellectual context. He argues that, despite its relative brevity, the Groundwork is the single most important work in modern moral philosophy.

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B2766.Z7.A45 2011

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9780199691548   9780199691531

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10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199691531.001.0001

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Introduction.  (pages 1-10)Henry E. Allison
The Nature of and Need for a Metaphysic of Morals: An Analysis of the Preface of GMS.  (pages 13-36)Henry E. Allison
Universal Practical Philosophy and Popular Moral Philosophy.  (pages 37-67)Henry E. Allison
The Good Will.  (pages 70-94)Henry E. Allison
Maxims and Moral Worth Redux.  (pages 95-120)Henry E. Allison
Kant’s Three Propositions, the Supreme Principle of Morality, and the Need for Moral Philosophy.  (pages 121-145)Henry E. Allison
Rational Agency and Imperatives.  (pages 148-175)Henry E. Allison
The Universal Law (FUL) and the Law of Nature (FLN).  (pages 176-203)Henry E. Allison
The Formula of Humanity (FH).  (pages 204-236)Henry E. Allison
Autonomy, Heteronomy, and Constructing the Categorical Imperative.  (pages 237-269)Henry E. Allison
The Moral Law, the Categorical Imperative, and the Reciprocity Thesis.  (pages 272-300)Henry E. Allison
The Presupposition of Freedom, the Circle, and the Two Standpoints.  (pages 301-330)Henry E. Allison
The Deduction of the Categorical Imperative and the Outermost Boundary of Practical Philosophy.  (pages 331-363)Henry E. Allison

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