The metaphysics of morals /Immanuel Kant ; translated and edited by Mary Gregor ; with an introduction by Roger J. Sullivan.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, (c)1996.
- xxxvi, 241 pages ; 23 cm.
- Cambridge texts in the history of philosophy .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- Chronology -- Part I: Metaphysical first principles of the doctrine of right. I. Private right ; II. Public right -- Part II: Metaphysical first principles of the doctrine of virtue. I. Doctrine of the elements of ethics ; II. Doctrine of the methods of ethics.
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. Mary Gregor's translation, revised for publication in the Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy series, is the only complete translation of the whole text, and 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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Philosophy-Ancient Ethics--Early works to 1800. Duty--Early works to 1800. Virtue--Early works to 1800.