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  <title><![CDATA[The Metaphysics of Morals (Texts in the History of Philosophy)]]></title>
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  <default_description>The Metaphysics of Morals is Kant's major work in applied moral philosophy which deals with the basic principles of rights &amp; virtues. It comprises two parts: the Doctrine of Right, which deals with the rights that people have or can acquire, &amp; the Doctrine of Virtue, which deals with the virtues they ought to acquire.  Mary Gregor's translation, revised for publication in Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy, is the only complete translation of the whole text. It includes extensive annotation on his difficult, sometimes unfamiliar vocabulary. A new introduction by Roger Sullivan sets the work in its historical &amp; philosophical context.</default_description>
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1978</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Having had a conversion experience through the study of Kant in preparation for the master's thesis at Union Theological Seminary, I kept reading him after graduation.  Having read the Metaphysical Elements of Justice already, I brought part two of The Metaphysics of Morals with me to Norway when vi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31581533">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1978</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This portion of the Metaphysics of Morals was read at about the same time as Kant's Logic and at the same place:  a cafe/bar in Hanover, N.H. during breaks from school in New York.  Having read several of his works on ethics, it is easy to get them mixed up, but I believe this was the one in which h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27762562">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Kant is a genius. I am not sure I agree with his ideas but that does not change the fact they are well-built and creative.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I cannot imagine thinking as deeply as Kant and other philosophers did. I am glad though to have their works and to be able to challenge myself in not only reading but also in analyzing my own ethics. I like Kant's categorical imperative which suggests we do things for the good within the good itsel...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34028653">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite philosophers, hands down!  Kant isn't easy to read, but he makes his case well.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i only remember part of it... but what i remember was rad.. and kind of mind boggling. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Clears up a lot of questions that went un-answered in the Groundwork...]]></body>
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