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The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics

The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics

by Immanuel Kant

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Author
Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804
Credits
Etext produced by Matthew Stapleton. HTML file produced by David Widger
Language
English
LoC Class
B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Subject
Philosophy, German
Category
Text
eBook-No.
5684
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5684
Release Date
May 1, 2004
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE METAPHYSICAL ELEMENTS OF ETHICS
  2. 2.By Immanuel Kant — 1780 — Translated by Thomas Kingsmill Abbott
  3. 3.PREFACE
  4. 4.INTRODUCTION TO THE METAPHYSICAL ELEMENTS OF ETHICS
  5. 5.I. Exposition of the Conception of Ethics
  6. 6.II. Exposition of the Notion of an End which is also a Duty
  7. 7.REMARK
  8. 8.III. Of the Reason for conceiving an End which is also a Duty
  9. 9.IV. What are the Ends which are also Duties?
  10. 10.V. Explanation of these two Notions
  11. 11.A. OUR OWN PERFECTION
  12. 12.B. HAPPINESS OF OTHERS
  13. 13.VI. Ethics does not supply Laws for Actions (which is done by Jurisprudence), but only for the Maxims of Action
  14. 14.VII. Ethical Duties are of indeterminate, Juridical Duties of strict, Obligation
  15. 15.VIII. Exposition of the Duties of Virtue as Intermediate Duties
  16. 16.(1) OUR OWN PERFECTION as an end which is also a duty
  17. 17.(2) HAPPINESS OF OTHERS as an end which is also a duty
  18. 18.IX. What is a Duty of Virtue?
  19. 19.X. The Supreme Principle of Jurisprudence was Analytical; that of Ethics is Synthetical
  20. 20.XI. According to the preceding Principles, the Scheme of Duties of Virtue may be thus exhibited
  21. 21.XII. Preliminary Notions of the Susceptibility of the Mind for Notions of Duty generally
  22. 22.A. THE MORAL FEELING
  23. 23.B. OF CONSCIENCE
  24. 24.C. OF LOVE TO MEN — D. OF RESPECT
  25. 25.XIII. General Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals in the treatment of Pure Ethics
  26. 26.XIV. Of Virtue in General
  27. 27.XV. Of the Principle on which Ethics is separated from Jurisprudence
  28. 28.REMARKS
  29. 29.Of the Doctrine of Virtue on the Principle Of Internal Freedom.
  30. 30.XVI. Virtue requires, first of all, Command over Oneself
  31. 31.XVII. Virtue necessarily presupposes Apathy (considered as Strength)
  32. 32.REMARK
  33. 33.ON CONSCIENCE — THE END

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