Name: Critique of Practical Reason
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Author: Immanuel Kant
ISBN: 9781420978742

Type

Physical Book

Author

Immanuel Kant

Translated by

Thomas Kingsmill Abbott

Publisher

Digireads.com

Language

English

Pages

126

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6 x 14.0 x 0.8 cm

Weight

0.17 kg.

ISBN13

9781420978742

Synopsis "Critique of Practical Reason"

The second of Immanuel Kant's three critiques, "Critique of Practical Reason", published in 1788, is considered by many to be one of the most important works on the subject of moral philosophy ever written. Written several years after his first critique, "Critique of Pure Reason", this work addresses Kant's views on moral philosophy and what it means to be good and ethical. In this work, Kant explores his philosophy of the categorical imperative, a general rule for behavior that can be applied universally. Kant argues that a categorical imperative must guide whatever maxim one establishes for dealing with all decisions with moral implications so that one may be morally good and make ethical choices. Kant argues that it is the motivation to do good, a desire to follow an obligation of duty and honor, that is critical to being a good person. Kant's ideas on how one determines if something is morally good and how children and students can be taught morals has remained widely influential in the study of ethics to this day. "Critique of Practical Reason" is an excellent work on the philosophy of morality and a seminal work by one of the greatest philosophers of all time. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and follows the translation of Thomas Kingsmill Abbott.

Immanuel Kant

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Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a German philosopher and one of the most influential figures in modern philosophy. His thinking laid the foundations of transcendental idealism, focused on the relationship between experience and reason. Among his most important works is Critique of Pure Reason (1781), where he analyzes the limits of human knowledge. He also wrote Critique of Practical Reason (1788), focused on morality, and Critique of Judgment (1790), which addresses aesthetics and teleology.

Additionally, in Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785), he presented his famous theory of the categorical imperative, the cornerstone of his ethics. His ideas on enlightenment, morality, and epistemology continue to influence philosophy and social sciences.

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