The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics
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- THE METAPHYSICAL ELEMENTS OF ETHICS
- 1780
- Translated by Thomas Kingsmill Abbott
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION TO THE METAPHYSICAL ELEMENTS OF ETHICS
- I. Exposition of the Conception of Ethics
- II. Exposition of the Notion of an End which is also a Duty
- REMARK
- III. Of the Reason for conceiving an End which is also a Duty
- IV. What are the Ends which are also Duties?
- V. Explanation of these two Notions
- A. OUR OWN PERFECTION
- B. HAPPINESS OF OTHERS
- VI. Ethics does not supply Laws for Actions (which is done by Jurisprudence), but only for the Maxims of Action
- VII. Ethical Duties are of indeterminate, Juridical Duties of strict, Obligation
- VIII. Exposition of the Duties of Virtue as Intermediate Duties
- (1) OUR OWN PERFECTION as an end which is also a duty
- (2) HAPPINESS OF OTHERS as an end which is also a duty
- IX. What is a Duty of Virtue?
- X. The Supreme Principle of Jurisprudence was Analytical; that of Ethics is Synthetical
- XI. According to the preceding Principles, the Scheme of Duties of Virtue may be thus exhibited
- XII. Preliminary Notions of the Susceptibility of the Mind for Notions of Duty generally
- A. THE MORAL FEELING
- B. OF CONSCIENCE
- C. OF LOVE TO MEN
- D. OF RESPECT
- XIII. General Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals in the treatment of Pure Ethics
- XIV. Of Virtue in General
- XV. Of the Principle on which Ethics is separated from Jurisprudence
- REMARKS
- Of the Doctrine of Virtue on the Principle Of Internal Freedom.
- XVI. Virtue requires, first of all, Command over Oneself
- XVII. Virtue necessarily presupposes Apathy (considered as Strength)
- REMARK
- ON CONSCIENCE
- THE END
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