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Jan 04, 2018 kants first work dedicated solely to ethics was the groundwork 1785. It helped to shape the way in which we approach ethical questions, and its influence is unmistakable in the notions of universal human rights, of human dignity, of intrinsic worth. From the groundwork for the metaphysics of morals a categorical imperative is a moral command, a claim like you must not lie, or every candidate on the bachelor, male and female, must always insist that they are looking for their best friend perhaps not a moral command in a strict sense, but necessarily true nonetheless. With the discussion of the form of law, we will also come to encounter both moral law and the categorical imperative. Groundwork for the metaphysics of morals best writing service. Fundamental principles of the metaphysic of morals. In this way there arises the idea of a twofold metaphysic a metaphysic of nature and a metaphysic of morals.
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