Metaphysics of Morals
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Metaphysics of Morals is Immanuel Kant’s major work of practical philosophy that systematically outlines his theory of rights, duties, and ethical obligations in both legal and moral contexts.
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book
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philosophical work → |
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a priori principles of right and virtue
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Immanuel Kant
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| concerns |
autonomy of the will
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ethical duties → freedom → imperfect duties → juridical duties → obligation → perfect duties → rightful condition (Rechtszustand) → virtue → |
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Kingdom of Prussia
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ethical duties from juridical duties
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Doctrine of Right
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Doctrine of Virtue → |
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legal legislation of external actions
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moral legislation of reason → systematic exposition of duties → systematic exposition of rights → |
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legal philosophy
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moral philosophy → political philosophy → practical philosophy → |
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Doctrine of Right
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Doctrine of Virtue → |
| influenced |
contemporary legal philosophy
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human rights theory → modern deontological ethics → political liberalism → |
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German
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| mainSubject |
duties
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ethical obligations → legal obligations → morality → practical reason → rights → |
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Die Metaphysik der Sitten
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| philosophicalTradition |
Kantian ethics
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deontological ethics → |
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major work of practical philosophy
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18th century
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| relatedWork |
Critique of Practical Reason
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Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals → |
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system of duties based on autonomy
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system of rights based on freedom → |
| theoreticalBasis |
categorical imperative
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concept of duty → concept of freedom → |
| title |
Metaphysics of Morals
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Referenced by (16)
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A Philosophical Sketch
("The Metaphysics of Morals")
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Critique of Practical Reason → Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals → Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose ("The Metaphysics of Morals") → Perpetual Peace ("The Metaphysics of Morals") → |
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Doctrine of Right
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Doctrine of Right ("Kant’s practical philosophy") → Doctrine of Virtue → |
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Doctrine of Right
("Metaphysics of Morals (1797)")
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categorical imperative
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Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
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Foundations of Natural Right
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Doctrine of Virtue
("The Metaphysics of Morals")
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Immanuel Kant
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Metaphysics of Morals
("Die Metaphysik der Sitten")
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Metaphysics of Morals
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