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Challenge the foundations of ethical behavior in this rigorous critique of moral systems. Moving beyond religious dogma and abstract laws, the text establishes compassion as the only true incentive for moral action. It contrasts the egoism of the individual with the metaphysical unity of all beings. An essential work for understanding the roots of justice and loving-kindness.
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GenrePhilosophy
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Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PART I.
16CONDITIONS OF THE PROBLEM.
2INTRODUCTION.
17SCEPTICAL VIEW.
3THE PROBLEM.
18ANTIMORAL[1] INCENTIVES.
4GENERAL RETROSPECT.
19CRITERION OF ACTIONS OF MORAL WORTH.
5CRITIQUE OF KANT'S BASIS OF ETHICS.
20STATEMENT AND PROOF OF THE ONLY TRUE MORAL INCENTIVE.
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6PRELIMINARY REMARKS.
21THE VIRTUE OF JUSTICE.
7ON THE IMPERATIVE FORM OF THE KANTIAN ETHICS.
22THE VIRTUE OF LOVING-KINDNESS.
8ON THE ASSUMPTION OF DUTIES TOWARDS OURSELVES IN PARTICULAR.
23THE PROOF NOW GIVEN CONFIRMED BY EXPERIENCE.
9ON THE BASIS OF THE KANTIAN ETHICS.
24CHAPTER IX.
10ON THE LEADING PRINCIPLE OF THE KANTIAN ETHICS.
25ON THE METAPHYSICAL EXPLANATION OF THE PRIMAL ETHICAL PHAENOMENON.
11ON THE DERIVED FORMS OF THE LEADING PRINCIPLE OF THE KANTIAN ETHICS.
26HOW THIS APPENDIX MUST BE UNDERSTOOD.
12KANT'S DOCTRINE OF CONSCIENCE.
27THE METAPHYSICAL GROUNDWORK.
13KANT'S DOCTRINE OF THE INTELLIGIBLE [1] AND EMPIRICAL CHARACTER. THEORY OF FREEDOM.
28JUDICIUM
14FICHTE'S ETHICS AS A MAGNIFYING GLASS FOR THE ERRORS OF THE KANTIAN.
29IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
15THE FOUNDING OF ETHICS.