Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals: with On a Supposed Right to Lie because of Philanthropic Concerns (Hackett Classics)

Author: Kant Immanuel

Brand: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.

Edition: Third Edition,3

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• Used Book in Good Condition

Number Of Pages: 92

Details: Product Description

This expanded edition of James Ellington’s preeminent translation includes Ellington’s new translation of Kant’s essay Of a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns in which Kant replies to one of the standard objections to his moral theory as presented in the main text: that it requires us to tell the truth even in the face of disastrous consequences.

Review

I love teaching this edition of the Groundwork. It is highly readable while accurate, and affordable for undergraduates. –Mark LeBar, Ohio University

About the Author

Immanuel Kant; Translated by James W Eillington

Release Date: 15-06-1993

Package Dimensions: 8x221x100