Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
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Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals is Immanuel Kant’s foundational philosophical treatise that introduces his deontological moral theory and the concept of the categorical imperative.
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Target entity: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals Context triple: [Immanuel Kant, notableWork, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals]
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Critique of Practical Reason
Critique of Practical Reason is Immanuel Kant’s major philosophical work on moral philosophy, in which he systematically develops his theory of practical reason and the foundations of ethics.
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Principia Ethica
Principia Ethica is a foundational 1903 work in moral philosophy by G. E. Moore that helped launch analytic ethics through its defense of ethical non-naturalism and the “open question” argument.
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kingdom of ends
The kingdom of ends is Immanuel Kant’s ethical ideal of a moral community in which all rational beings legislate and follow universal moral laws while treating each other always as ends in themselves, never merely as means.
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Critique of Pure Reason
Critique of Pure Reason is Immanuel Kant’s foundational philosophical work that revolutionized modern thought by examining the limits and capacities of human reason.
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categorical imperative
The categorical imperative is Immanuel Kant’s central moral principle that commands universally applicable duties based on reason alone, regardless of personal desires or consequences.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals Target entity description: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals is Immanuel Kant’s foundational philosophical treatise that introduces his deontological moral theory and the concept of the categorical imperative.
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A.
Critique of Practical Reason
Critique of Practical Reason is Immanuel Kant’s major philosophical work on moral philosophy, in which he systematically develops his theory of practical reason and the foundations of ethics.
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B.
Principia Ethica
Principia Ethica is a foundational 1903 work in moral philosophy by G. E. Moore that helped launch analytic ethics through its defense of ethical non-naturalism and the “open question” argument.
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C.
kingdom of ends
The kingdom of ends is Immanuel Kant’s ethical ideal of a moral community in which all rational beings legislate and follow universal moral laws while treating each other always as ends in themselves, never merely as means.
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D.
Critique of Pure Reason
Critique of Pure Reason is Immanuel Kant’s foundational philosophical work that revolutionized modern thought by examining the limits and capacities of human reason.
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E.
categorical imperative
The categorical imperative is Immanuel Kant’s central moral principle that commands universally applicable duties based on reason alone, regardless of personal desires or consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical treatise ⓘ work of ethics ⓘ |
| aim | to seek and establish the supreme principle of morality ⓘ |
| author | Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
moral principles must be grounded a priori in reason
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moral worth depends on acting from duty ⓘ the only thing good without qualification is a good will ⓘ the supreme principle of morality is a categorical imperative ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Prussia ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century moral philosophy
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Critique of Practical Reason ⓘ Metaphysics of Morals ⓘ contemporary Kantian ethics ⓘ modern deontological ethics ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
acting from duty
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autonomy ⓘ categorical imperative ⓘ good will ⓘ heteronomy ⓘ hypothetical imperative ⓘ kingdom of ends ⓘ |
| keyFormulaOfCategoricalImperative |
Formula of Humanity
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Formula of Universal Law ⓘ kingdom of ends ⓘ
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Formula of the Kingdom of Ends
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| language | German ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
autonomy of the will
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categorical imperative ⓘ duty ⓘ ethics ⓘ freedom ⓘ good will ⓘ moral law ⓘ moral motivation ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ practical reason ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
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surface form:
Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten
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| philosophicalDiscipline |
metaethics
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normative ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalMovement | Enlightenment philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Kantian ethics
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deontological ethics ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1785 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Critique of Practical Reason
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Critique of Pure Reason ⓘ Metaphysics of Morals ⓘ |
| section |
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
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surface form:
Final step from the metaphysics of morals to the critique of pure practical reason
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Transition from popular moral philosophy to the metaphysics of morals
Transition from the common rational knowledge of morality to the philosophical ⓘ |
| structure | three sections ⓘ |
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