![]() ![]() The third section therefore considers the relations between theoretical and practical reason. Reflecting Kant’s own works and most of the secondary literature, these two sections are relatively independent. ![]() ![]() This focuses on his Critique of Practical Reason or second Critique (1788). Within a few years of the publication of his Critique of Pure Reason in 1781, Immanuel Kant (1724-184) was recognized by his contempo raries as one of the seminal philosophers of modern times -indeed as one of the great philosophers of all time. Subsequently termed “deontological ethics”, Kant’s ethical system also laid the groundwork of moral absolutism, the belief that there are absolute standards against which moral questions can be judged, and that certain actions are right or wrong, devoid of the context of the act.įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit . The second section examines his moral philosophy. The second Critique exercised a decisive influence over the subsequent development of the field of ethics and moral philosophy, becoming the principle reference point for ethical systems that focus on the rightness or wrongness of actions themselves, as opposed to the rightness or wrongness of the consequences of those actions. It follows on from his Critique of Pure Reason and deals with his moral philosophy. The Critique of Practical Reason ( Kritik der praktischen Vernunft) is the second of Immanuel Kant's three critiques, first published in 1788. LibriVox recording of The Critique of Practical Reason, by Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). ![]()
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