Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals: with On a Supposed Right to Lie because of Philanthropic Concerns (Hackett Classics Third Edition,3)
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Immanuel Kant (Author) James W. Ellington (Contributor)
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This expanded edition of James Ellington's preeminent translation includes Ellington's new translation of Kant's essay Of a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns in which Kant replies to one of the standard objections to his moral theory as presented in the main text: that it requires us to tell the truth even in the face of disastrous consequences.
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Immanuel Kant; Translated by James W Eillington
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- Contributor: Immanuel Kant
- Imprint: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- ISBN13: 9780872201668
- Number of Pages: 92
- Packaged Dimensions: 153x229mm
- Packaged Weight: 114
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Release Date: 1993-06-15
- Series: Hackett Classics
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Immanuel Kant; Translated by James W Eillington
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