Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals, credited to Immanuel Kant, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals by Immanuel Kant. Translated by Thomas Kingsmill Abbott. The Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals, also known as The Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals or Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals or Grounding of the Metaphysics of Morals, is Immanuel Kant's first contribution to moral philosophy. It argues for an a priori basis for morality. Where the Critique of Pure Reason laid out Kant's metaphysical and epistemological ideas, this relatively short, primarily meta-ethical, work was intended to outline and define the concepts and arguments shaping his future work The Metaphysics of Morals. However, the latter work is much less readable than the Fundamental Principles.(Summary from Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals
• Author credits: Immanuel Kant
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 6
• Listed recording duration: 3:21:40

Catalogue topics

• philosophy
• moral philosophy
• Kant

Track guide

1. 0 Preface — 18:40
2. 1 Transition from the common rational knowledge of morality to the philosophical — 35:47
3. 2 Transition from popular moral philosophy to the metaphysic of morals, part 1 — 35:19
4. 3 Transition from popular moral philosophy to the metaphysic of morals, part 2 — 37:38
5. 4 Transition from popular moral philosophy to the metaphysic of morals, part 3 — 36:41
6. 5 Final step from the metaphysic of morals to the critique of the pure practical reason — 37:40

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