Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals

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Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals is a text on moral philosophy written by Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher and one of the most influential writers of modern philosophy. His notable works include Critique of Pure Reason, Critique of Practical Reason, Universal Natural History and Theory of Heaven, and The False Subtlety of the Four Syllogistic Figures.

Kant reiterates that philosophy can be divided into logic, physics, and ethics; Logic is purely formal—it deals only with the form of thought itself, not with any particular objects; Physics and ethics, on the other hand, deal with particular objects: physics is concerned with the laws of nature, ethics with the laws of freedom.

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