TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE

THIRD EDITION.

This volume contains all of Kant’s works regarding the General Theory of Ethics. It consists of four parts:

I. A complete translation of the Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals original: Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten. This work was first published in 1785.

II. A complete translation of the Critique of Practical Reason original: Kritik der Praktischen Vernunft (first published in 1788).

III. A translation of the General Introduction to the Metaphysical Foundations of the Theory of Morals original: Metaphysische Anfangsgründe der Sittenlehre, and of the Preface and Introduction to the Metaphysical Foundations of Virtue original: Metaphysische Anfangsgründe der Tugendlehre.

IV. The first part of Religion Within the Limits of Reason Alone original: Die Religion innerhalb der Grenzen der bloßen Vernunft,¹ also known as the Philosophical Theory of Religion original: Philosophische Religionslehre. This section was first published...

¹ That is, "Religion, insofar as it lies within the limits of reason alone"; not "pure reason," as some German and perhaps all English The note ends abruptly here in the original text, likely continuing on the following page to explain common mistranslations of Kant's title.