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This new, complete translation of Kant's Groundwork makes a challenging foundational work of moral philosophy accessible to all readers. Remaining faithful to the original German, the text is rendered clearly to promote reader comprehension. An inviting introduction, running commentary, and glossary further support study and interpretation.
List of contents
Preface
Introduction
Translator's Note
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Preface
Transition from the Common-Sense Knowledge of Morality to Philosophical Knowledge of Morality
Transition from Popular Moral Philosophy to the Metaphysics of Morals
Transition from the Metaphysics of Morals to the Critique of Pure Practical Reason
Glossary
About the Authors
About the author
Steven M. Cahn is professor emeritus of philosophy at the City University of New York Graduate Center. Andrea Tschemplik is associate professor of philosophy and religion at American University and teaches a variety of courses in the history of philosophy, as well as thematic courses such as the philosophy of love and friendship. She is the author of Knowledge and Self-Knowledge in Plato's Theaetetus, the editor and translator of Plato, The Republic: The Comprehensive Student Edition, and the translator of published selections from Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit.Mary Ann McHugh is an instructor in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University, specializing in the area of gender. She is coauthor of the 2017 edition of Now Playing: Learning Communication Through Film and a contributing editor of World Religions, Converging Media: A New Introduction to Mass Communication, and Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication.
Summary
This new, complete translation of Kant's Groundwork makes a challenging foundational work of moral philosophy accessible to all readers. Remaining faithful to the original German, the text is rendered clearly to promote reader comprehension. An inviting introduction, running commentary, and glossary further support study and interpretation.
