Doctrine of Virtue
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The Doctrine of Virtue is the second part of Immanuel Kant’s *Metaphysics of Morals*, presenting his systematic account of ethical duties and moral character.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethical treatise
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
provide a comprehensive account of virtue
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systematize ethical duties ⓘ |
| author | Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | major work in Kantian ethics ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
autonomy of the will
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duty of virtue ⓘ ends in themselves ⓘ moral law ⓘ respect for persons ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
consequentialist ethics
ⓘ
purely eudaimonistic virtue ethics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Prussia
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surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| distinguishes |
duties to oneself
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duties to others ⓘ imperfect duties ⓘ perfect duties ⓘ |
| ethicalOrientation | duty-based ethics ⓘ |
| field |
ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
duties of virtue
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ethical duties ⓘ inner moral disposition ⓘ moral character formation ⓘ |
| follows | Doctrine of Right ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
doctrine of duties to oneself
ⓘ
doctrine of duties to others ⓘ |
| includedIn | standard collections of Kant’s practical philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century ethics
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contemporary deontological ethics ⓘ neo-Kantian moral philosophy ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Metaphysics of Morals
ⓘ
surface form:
The Metaphysics of Morals
|
| language | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Die Tugendlehre ⓘ |
| partOf | Metaphysics of Morals ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Kantianism
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surface form:
Kantian ethics
|
| philosophicalTradition | deontological ethics ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | second part ⓘ |
| precedes | — ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1797 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Critique of Practical Reason
ⓘ
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals ⓘ |
| subject |
ethical obligations
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moral character ⓘ moral duty ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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