Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals: with On a Supposed Right to Lie because of Philanthropic Concerns (Hackett Classics) Third Edition,3

muy interesante libro y te hace pensar mucho en general, buena informacion!

Good book. Kant is good. But do yourself a favor and just read it online. PDFs are available everywhere as no one publisher has total rights to Kant's work.

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This relatively brief work does not, in my opinion, really add anything significant to Kant's three major critiques: Pure Reason, Practical Reason, and Aesthetics. But it has a very good Introduction by James W. Ellington, the translator.I first read Kant 63 years ago, and have been profoundly influenced by him. In fact, I did an article recently for my Haverford College alumni magazine, which explored my not really understanding the poverty I witnessed in No. Philly on three Quaker weekend work camps in the 1950s (the ding an sich, in Kant's terms). But I tried to do whatever I could to make a responsible effort to help in one very modest situation. I think that was a Kantian action.

A great introduction to the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. If you have never read any Kant, start with this.

Great book, but a tough read. Be prepared to stop and think every few pages

Confusing in some parts but very complete.

I’ve been reading around philosophy lately, and I like these thin little Hackett texts since they’re a good reference if you want to read in the primary texts. However, for me it has been a bit hit or miss. I really liked the Rousseau and Descartes I read. But this one didn’t do it for me. I was already aware of the categorical imperative prior to reading this book, but it was a long read for a book under a hundred pages. I don’t want to lay blame at the foot of the translator, but I’m guessing that whatever early modern version of the German Kant was writing in has the same sort of limits as the contemporaneous English plus it’s a philosophic text which is not well known for being easy to read. Kant writes in these long paragraphs which don’t really flow so in the end I know about as much as the categorical imperative now as I did when I picked the book up. Chalk one up for the consequentialist, I suppose. The introduction was good, at least.