Critique of Practical Reason and Other Works on Ethics (1898) - Page 18

III. INTRODUCTION TO THE METAPHYSICS OF MORALS: AND PREFACE TO THE METAPHYSICAL ELEMENTS OF ETHICS.

original: "Metaphysic"; Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that examines the fundamental nature of reality, including the relationship between mind and matter, and in this context, the underlying principles of morality.

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INTRODUCTION TO THE METAPHYSICS OF MORALS	265
I. On the Relation of the Faculties of the Human Mind to Moral Laws	265
II. On the Concept and the Necessity of a Metaphysics of Ethics	270
III. On the Subdivision of a Metaphysics of Morals	274
IV. Preliminary Concepts belonging to the Metaphysics of Morals	277
PREFACE TO THE METAPHYSICAL ELEMENTS OF ETHICS	285
INTRODUCTION TO THE METAPHYSICAL ELEMENTS OF ETHICS	289
NOTE ON CONSCIENCE	321

IV. FIRST PART OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL THEORY OF RELIGION.


ON THE RADICAL EVIL IN HUMAN NATURE Kant uses "Radical Evil" to describe a fundamental tendency in human nature to prioritize self-interest over moral duty.	325
I. On the Original Capacity for Good in Human Nature	332
II. On the Propensity to Evil in Human Nature	335
III. Humanity is Evil by Nature	339
IV. On the Origin of Evil in Human Nature	347
[V.]* On the Restoration of the Original Capacity for Good to its Full Power	352

\*So marked in Kant's first edition.


APPENDIX	361
I. On a Supposed Right to Tell Lies from Benevolent Motives This refers to a famous essay where Kant argues that one must never lie, even for a good cause.	361 X
II. On the Saying "Necessity Knows No Law" original: "Necessity has no Law"; an ancient legal maxim suggesting that in extreme emergencies, normal laws may be suspended.	365

INDEX	367