Kant's "Tugendlehre"

Building on the results of the Groundwork and the Critique of Practical Reason, Kant finally published his system of moral philosophy in two volumes in 1797. By then, he had been planning to write a Metaphysics of Morals for three decades; but only the title remained unchanged while the basic principles of his theoretical and practical philosophy changed dramatically. While for many years academic moral philosophy focused mainly on Kant's earlier ethical treatises, there has recently been much interest in this later and perhaps more mature work on moral philosophy, particularly the ethical part of the Metaphysics of Morals, the "Metaphysical Principles of the Doctrine of Virtue" or "Tugendlehre".
The present volume responds to these demands. Following a series of research workshops, 18 scholars from Germany, Italy, Britain and the United States provide a seamless commentary on the "Doctrine of Virtue", discussing topics such as suicide, truthfulness, moral perfection, beneficence, gratitude, sympathy, respect and friendship as well as Kant's moral psychology, philosophy of action and theory of moral education. This book will be an invaluable resource for moral philosophers and Kant scholars alike.

1;Abbreviations;9 2;Introduction;15 3;Idee und Notwendigkeit einer Metaphysik der Sitten (MS 6:205209, 214218 und TL 6:375378);25 4;Das Verhältnis der Vermögen des menschlichen Gemüts zu den Sittengesetzen (MS 6:211214);39 5;Die Einteilungen der Metaphysik der Sitten im Allgemeinen und die der Tugendlehre im Besonderen (MS 6:218221 und RL 6:239242 und TL 6:388394, 410413);73 6;Recht und Ethik in Kants Metaphysik der Sitten (MS 6:218221 und TL 6:390 f.);99 7;Prior Concepts of the Metaphysics of Morals (MS 6:221228);127 8;The Concept and Necessity of an End in Ethics (TL 6:379389);153 9;Virtue and Its Ends (TL 6:394398);173 10;Virtue and Sensibility (TL 6:399409);197 11;Duties to Oneself as Such (TL 6:417420);221 12;The Perfect Duty to Oneself as an Animal Being (TL 6:421428);235 13;The Perfect Duty to Oneself Merely as a Moral Being (TL 6:428437);259 14;The Inner Court of Conscience, Moral Self-Knowledge, and the Proper Object of Duty (TL 6:437-444);283 15;Imperfect Duties to Oneself (TL 6:444447);307 16;Duties to Others from Love (TL 6:448461);323 17;Duties to Others from Respect (TL 6:462468);357 18;Friendship, Duties Regarding Specific Conditions of Persons, and the Virtues of Social Intercourse (TL 6:468474);379 19;Ethische Methodenlehre: Didaktik und Asketik (TL 6:477485);397 20;Die Religionslehre als Lehre der Pflichten gegen Gott liegt außerhalb der Grenzen der reinen Moralphilosophie (TL 6:486491);425 21;Notes on Contributors;445 22;Index of Names;451 23;Index of Subjects;453