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Immanuel Kant 1724–1804

"So act as to treat humanity, whether in thine own person or in that of any other, in every case as an end withal, never as means only."  Immanuel Kant [Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Ethics]

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Readings

Kant: The Moral Law and Autonomy of the Will  (Timmons)
Robert L Holmes: "Kantianism"   (Timmons)
O'Neill: "On Treating People as Ends in Themselves"  ((Timmons)
Feldman: "On Treating People as Ends in Themselves"  (Timmons)
Berlin:  "Kant as an unfamiliar source of nationalism"  (Packet)

Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals With on a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns


Recommended Books:

Christine M. Korsgaard. Creating the Kingdom of Ends. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Barbara Herman, The Practice of Moral Judgment. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1993.
Onora O'Neill, Constructions of Reason: Explorations of Kant's Practical Philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989.
John Rawls, Lectures on the History of Moral Philosophy. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000.

Useful course site http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~korsgaar/168.2002.html


Commentaries

Philosopher of the Month

Ziniewicz on Kant: The Ethical Imperative: The Good Will and Respect for Others


Writing Available on the Net

An Exposition of the Fundamental Principles of Jurisprudence as the Science of Right (in two parts) Bjorn's site
An Exposition of the Fundamental Principles of Jurisprudence as the Science of Right (in two parts) On-Line Books Page
Critique of Aesthetic Judgement 4Literature.net
Critique of Aesthetic Judgement Footnotes 4Literature.net
Critique of Judgement Bjorn's site
Critique of Judgement Readings in Modern Philosophy
Critique of Judgment NetLibrary
Critique of Practical Reason NetLibrary
Critique of Practical Reason 4Literature.net
Critique of Practical Reason Bjorn's site
Critique of Practical Reason Readings in Modern Philosophy
Critique of Pure Reason Factasia
Critique of Pure Reason Bjorn's site
Critique of Pure Reason Readings in Modern Philosophy
Critique of Pure Reason arts.cuhk.hk
Critique of Pure Reason Marxists.org
Critique of Pure Reason NetLibrary
Critique of Pure Reason 4Literature.net
Four Neglected Essays (on earthquakes volcanos the moon's influence on the weather  
Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic Of Morals NetLibrary
Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals Readings in Modern Philosophy
Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals 4Literature.net
Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals Bjorn's site
Hegel On Kant by G.W.F. Hegel Marxists.org
Immanuel Kant - History of Philosophy (1908) by Alfred Weber Readings in Modern Philosophy
Introduction to Metaphysical Foundations of the Science of Nature (German)  
Introduction to the Metaphysic of Morals Readings in Modern Philosophy
Introduction to the Metaphysic of Morals 4Literature.net
Metaphysical Elements of Ethics 4Literature.net
Metaphysical Elements Of Ethics NetLibrary
Metaphysical Elements of Ethics ftp://ftp.books.com
Beantwortung der Frage: Ist es eine Erfahrung, daß wir denken ? (German)  
Perpetual Peace mtholyoke.edu
Philosophy of Law: An Exposition of the Fundamental Principles of Jurisprudence as the Science o cmu.edu
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics NetLibrary
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics Readings in Modern Philosophy
Religion within the Limits of Reason Alone arts.cuhk.hk
Science of Right 4Literature.net
The Science of Right NetLibrary
Über Pädagogik (1803) (German)  
What is Enlightenment? Modern History Sourcebook
What is Enlightenment? cmu.edu
What is Enlightenment? Readings in Modern Philosophy

 


Quotations

''Morality is not properly the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.'' [Critique of Practical Reason]


''So act as to treat humanity, whether in thine own person or in that of any other, in every case as an end withal, never as means only.'' [Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Ethics]


''There is...only a single categorical imperative and it is this: Act only on that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law'' [Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals]

"Suicide is not abominable because God prohibits it; God prohibits it because it is abominable."