
Lectures on Ethics
Edited by J. B. Schneewind
Immanuel Kant(Author)
J. B. Schneewind(Editor)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 19. March 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
540 pages
978-0-521-78804-5 (ISBN)
Description
This volume contains four versions of the lecture notes taken by Kant's students of his university courses in ethics given regularly over a period of some thirty years. The notes are very complete and expound not only Kant's views on ethics but many of his opinions on life and human nature. Much of this material has never before been translated into English. As with other volumes in the series, there are copious linguistic and explanatory notes and a glossary of key terms.
Reviews / Votes
"A very useful supplement of Kant's published writings in ethics." G. Zoeller, Choice "...an important service to English-speaking scholars interested in Kant's moral philosophy. ...a most welcome volume." Review of MetaphysicsMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
810 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-78804-5 (9780521788045)
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Persons
Immanuel Kant was one of the most important philosophers of the Enlightenment and a central figure in the history of Western philosophy. Born in Königsberg, Prussia, in 1724, Kant spent nearly his entire life in that city, where he studied, taught, and wrote works that transformed modern thought. His philosophy sought to examine the limits and powers of reason, the nature of human knowledge, the foundations of moral obligation, and the relation between freedom, duty, and rational self-government.Kant's major works include Critique of Pure Reason, Critique of Practical Reason, Critique of Judgment, Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics, and Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals. His moral philosophy, especially his account of the categorical imperative and the dignity of rational beings, remains foundational for ethics, political theory, legal philosophy, religious thought, and modern discussions of autonomy and human rights. Kant's influence extends across German idealism, analytic philosophy, continental philosophy, theology, aesthetics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the continuing study of Enlightenment philosophy.
Author
Editor
The Johns Hopkins University
Edited and translated
University of Virginia
Content
Introduction J. B. Schneedwind; Part I. Kant's Practical Philosophy: 1. Herder's lecture notes (selections); Part II. Moral Philosophy: 2. Collins's lecture notes; Part III. Morality According to Professor Kant: 3. Mrongovius's second set of lecture notes (selections); Part IV. Kant on the Metaphyscics of Morals: 4. Vigilantius's lecture notes.