Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 221 Kant, Immanuel 1724 1804 Kant, Emmanuel Kant, I. (Immanuil) Abbott, Thomas Kingsmill 1829 1913 Abbott, T. K. (Thomas Kingsmill) The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics Reading ease score: 44.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. Etext produced by Matthew Stapleton. HTML file produced by David Widger "The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics" by Immanuel Kant is a philosophical treatise written in the late 18th century. This work falls under the category of ethical philosophy and delves into the intricate principles of moral duty and virtue. Through a systematic exploration, Kant seeks to establish a comprehensive framework for understanding ethical obligations that arise from pure reason, independent of subjective feelings or external conditions. In the text, Kant argues that genuine moral action stem from the awareness of duty guided by rational principles, rather than mere emotional inclinations. He emphasizes the importance of the "categorical imperative," a central ethical tenet that dictates one must act according to maxims that can be universally applied. This principle elevates ethical considerations above the pursuit of happiness, urging individuals to cultivate their moral capacities while promoting the welfare of others. Kant distinguishes between duties of virtue—such as self-perfection and the well-being of others—and legal duties, framing ethics as a domain of self-constraint and rational will, emphasizing that moral freedom lies in the ability to act according to duty rather than inclination. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ethics Philosophy, German B Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 121375 121376 2024-10-03T06:13:58.122250 2023-10-03T06:11:33.754256 text/html text/html 120645 2021-01-27T03:40:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 36906 2021-01-27T03:40:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 119089 2024-10-03T06:14:05.081248 application/epub+zip 118923 2024-10-03T06:14:01.640250 application/epub+zip 109538 2024-10-03T06:14:00.278241 application/epub+zip 261909 2024-10-03T06:14:07.478211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241588 2024-10-03T06:14:04.143248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213482 2022-09-03T08:24:43.773234 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99586 99513 2024-10-03T06:13:57.631288 2023-10-03T06:11:33.436232 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 99399 2013-08-04T16:30:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33800 2013-08-04T16:30:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20598 2024-10-03T06:14:07.617200 application/rdf+xml 14485 2024-10-03T06:14:00.833253 image/jpeg 3307 2024-10-03T06:14:00.560257 image/jpeg 114803 2024-10-03T06:13:58.134253 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 en.wikipedia de.wikipedia