Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals_Philosophy·外文

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The nature and theoretical underpinnings of ethics have been an intellectual driving force animating the pursuits of great scholars. In "The Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals" (1785), Immanuel Kant, one of the most powerful philosophical minds of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, inquires into the true nature of morality. In rejecting the results or consequences of action as the foundation of moral judgements, he denies that good or bad effects have any relevance in the moral evaluation of human behaviour. Instead, we must rely upon the Good Will for guidance. What is this Will upon which so much emphasis is placed, and how does it act as the foundation for behaviour that can be assessed as truly moral? In this groundbreaking work, Kant outlines an ethical perspective that has been a vital force in the Western world.

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[ Introduction ]

PREFACE

[ FIRST SECTION：TRANSITION FROM THE COMMON RATIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF MORALITY TO THE PHILOSOPHICAL ]

TRANSITION FROM THE COMMON RATIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF MORALITY TO THE PHILOSOPHICAL

[ SECOND SECTION：TRANSITION FROM POPULAR MORAL PHILOSOPHY TO THE METAPHYSIC OF MORALS ]

TRANSITION FROM POPULAR MORAL PHILOSOPHY TO THE METAPHYSIC OF MORALS

The Autonomy of the Will as the Supreme Principle of Morality

Heteronomy of the Will as the Source of all spurious Principles of Morality

Classification of all Principles of Morality which can be founded on the Conception of Heteronomy

[ THIRD SECTION：TRANSITION FROM THE METAPHYSIC OF MORALS TO THE CRITIQUE OF PURE PRACTICAL REASON ]

The Concept of Freedom is the Key that explains the Autonomy of the Will

Freedom must be presupposed as a Property of the Will of all Rational Beings

Of the Interest attaching to the Ideas of Morality

How is a Categorical Imperative Possible?

Of the Extreme Limits of all Practical Philosophy

[ THE END ]

Concluding Remark