The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics E-Book

Immanuel Kant

• Herausgeber: Immanuel Kant
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Beschreibung

Ethics in ancient times signified moral philosophy (philosophia moralis) generally, which was also called the doctrine of duties. Subsequently it was found advisable to confine this name to a part of moral philosophy, namely, to the doctrine of duties which are not subject to external laws (for which in German the name Tugendlehre was found suitable). Thus the system of general deontology is divided into that of jurisprudence (jurisprudentia), which is capable of external laws, and of ethics, which is not thus capable, and we may let this division stand.

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Immanuel Kant

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Table of contents

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

I. Exposition of the Conception of Ethics

II. Exposition of the Notion of an End which is also a Duty

III. Of the Reason for conceiving an End which is also a Duty

IV. What are the Ends which are also Duties?

V. Explanation of these two Notions

VI. Ethics does not supply Laws for Actions (which is done by Jurisprudence), but only for the Maxims of Action

VII. Ethical Duties are of indeterminate, Juridical Duties of strict, Obligation

VIII. Exposition of the Duties of Virtue as Intermediate Duties

IX. What is a Duty of Virtue?

X. The Supreme Principle of Jurisprudence was Analytical; that of Ethics is Synthetical

XI.

XII. Preliminary Notions of the Susceptibility of the Mind for Notions of Duty generally

XIII. General Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals in the treatment of Pure Ethics

XIV. Of Virtue in General

XV. Of the Principle on which Ethics is separated from Jurisprudence

XVI. Virtue requires, first of all, Command over Oneself

XVII. Virtue necessarily presupposes Apathy (considered as Strength)