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Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

Immanuel Kant

The clearest statement of Kant's categorical imperative: the most rigorous attempt to ground morality in pure reason ever made.

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The clearest statement of Kant's categorical imperative: the most rigorous attempt to ground morality in pure reason ever made.

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Kant's foundational short work on moral philosophy, setting out the categorical imperative and his attempt to ground ethics in reason rather than consequences, sentiment, or convention.

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The clearest statement of Kant's categorical imperative: the most rigorous attempt to ground morality in pure reason ever made.

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Kant's foundational short work on moral philosophy, setting out the categorical imperative and his attempt to ground ethics in reason rather than consequences, sentiment, or convention.

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