The Annotated Kant: Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals

by Steven M. Cahn (Editor), Andrea Tschemplik (Translator), Krista K. Thomason (Commentaries by), Mary Ann McHugh (Editor)

Overview

This new, complete translation of Kant's Groundwork makes a challenging foundational work of moral philosophy accessible to all readers. Remaining faithful to the original German, the text is rendered clearly to promote reader comprehension. An inviting introduction, running commentary, and glossary further support study and interpretation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538125946
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	05/15/2020
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.04(w) x 8.76(h) x 0.45(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Steven M. Cahn is professor emeritus of philosophy at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is the author or editor of more than sixty books. Most recently he wrote Philosophical Adventures, The Road Traveled and Other Essays, and Inside Academia: Professors, Politics, and Policies.

Andrea Tschemplik is associate professor of philosophy and religion at American University and teaches a variety of courses in the history of philosophy, as well as thematic courses such as the philosophy of love and friendship. She is the author of Knowledge and Self-Knowledge in Plato's Theaetetus, the editor and translator of Plato, The Republic: The Comprehensive Student Edition, and the translator of published selections from Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit.

Krista K. Thomason is associate professor of philosophy at Swarthmore College.Thomason is an expert on moral emotions, Kant's moral and political theory, and social/political philosophy. Her work appears in numerous journals including Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Kantian Review, and European Journal of Philosophy. She is the author of the book Naked: The Dark Side of Shame and Moral Life.

Mary Ann McHugh is an instructor in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University, specializing in the area of gender. She is coauthor of the 2017 edition of Now Playing: Learning Communication Through Film and a contributing editor of World Religions, Converging Media: A New Introduction to Mass Communication, and Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Translator’s Note Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals Preface Transition from the Common-Sense Knowledge of Morality to Philosophical Knowledge of Morality Transition from Popular Moral Philosophy to the Metaphysics of Morals Transition from the Metaphysics of Morals to the Critique of Pure Practical Reason Glossary About the Authors