Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 1785 Kant, Immanuel 1724 1804 Kant, Emmanuel Kant, I. (Immanuil) Abbott, Thomas Kingsmill 1829 1913 Abbott, T. K. (Thomas Kingsmill) Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals This eBook was prepared by Matthew Stapleton "Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals" by Immanuel Kant is a philosophical treatise written in the late 18th century. This work lays the groundwork for modern ethical theory, specifically addressing the foundations of moral philosophy and the essential nature of duty. Kant examines the concepts of good will, moral obligation, and the formulation of moral laws that transcend individual inclinations, proposing a framework for understanding morality grounded in rational principles. The opening of the text presents Kant's exploration of the distinctions between different branches of philosophy, arguing for the necessity of a metaphysic of morals that is independent of empirical influence. He posits that true moral actions must be derived from a pure sense of duty informed by rationality, rather than from self-interest or emotional inclination. Kant introduces the concept of the categorical imperative, which he defines as a universal moral law meant to guide rational beings in their decision-making. This foundational idea illustrates that moral worth arises not from the outcomes of actions but from the motivations rooted in duty that respect the intrinsic value of rational beings as ends in themselves. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ethics Philosophy, German B Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 228001 227931 2024-09-03T05:50:45.555135 2023-10-03T06:11:16.964117 text/html text/html 220726 2021-01-27T04:52:11 text/html; charset=utf-8 68850 2021-01-27T04:52:11 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 131508 2024-09-03T05:50:50.322111 application/epub+zip 133785 2024-09-03T05:50:47.217136 application/epub+zip 133784 2024-09-03T05:50:46.210134 application/epub+zip 299766 2024-09-03T05:50:52.715099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284771 2024-09-03T05:50:49.627106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285019 2022-09-03T08:24:18.952048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199850 199823 2024-09-03T05:50:45.224149 2023-10-03T06:11:16.616108 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 194832 2020-12-29T01:44:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 65390 2020-12-29T01:44:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18995 2024-09-03T05:50:52.866071 application/rdf+xml 16972 2024-09-03T05:50:46.560121 image/jpeg 3764 2024-09-03T05:50:46.384146 image/jpeg 130133 2024-09-03T05:50:45.574133 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia en.wikipedia