Great Books and Classics

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)

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List of Works
[Conscience] [Critique of Judgement] [Critique of Practical Reason] [Critique of Pure Reason] [First Principles of Morals] [Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals] [Introduction to the Metaphysics of Morals] [The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics] [Perpetual Peace] [Prolegomena] [The Science of Right]

Conscience [GBF(HS)]

Identification of this work is uncertain, but most likely refers to the Metaphysical Elements of Ethics, which has two sections titled "Of Conscience" and "On Conscience." Both are extremely short, but the GBF excerpt may have included more from the work.

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Critique of Judgement (1790) [GBWW,HTR]

HTML (Multi-page, indexed) at eBooks@Adelaide (Translated by James Creed Meredith)

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Paperback edition, translated by J.C. Meredith (Oxford Univ Pr, 1997).
Paperback edition, translated by J.H. Bernard (Prometheus Books, 2000, 432 pg).
Paperback edition, translated by Werner S. Pluhar (Hackett Pub Co, 1987).

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Critique of Practical Reason (1788) [GBWW,GI,HTR]

Multi-format (HTML, EPUB, Kindle, Text) at Project Gutenberg (Translated by Thomas Kingsmill Abbott)

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Paperback edition, translated by Heinrich Cassirer (Marquette Univ Pr, 1998, 220 pg).

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Critique of Pure Reason (1781) [GBWW,GI,HTR]

Multi-format (HTML, EPUB, Kindle, Text) at Project Gutenberg (Translated by Thomas Kingsmill Abbott)
HTML (Multi-page, indexed) at eBooks@Adelaide (Translated by J.M.D. Meiklejohn)
German Text file (1.28 MB; 412 KB zipped) at Project Gutenberg

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Hardcover edition, translated by Werner S. Pluhar (Hackett Pub Co, 1996, 1030 pg).
Paperback edition, translated by J.M.D. Meiklejohn (1990, 489 pg).

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First Principles of Morals [GBF]

I believe this is another name for the Metaphysics of Morals, although it might also refer to the Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals.

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Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785) [GBF?,GBWW,GI,HTR,HC]
Also known as Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, or Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals.

Multi-format (HTML, EPUB, Kindle, Text) at Project Gutenberg (Translated by Thomas Kingsmill Abbott)
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Paperback edition, translated by Lewis W. Beck (Prentice Hall College Div, 1989, 128 pg).
Paperback edition, translated by Thomas K. Abbott (Prentice Hall College Div, 1949, 96 pg).
Paperback edition, translated by Herbert J. Paton (Harpercollins, 1964).

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Introduction to the Metaphysics of Morals (1785) [GBF?,GBWW]
The Metaphysics of Morals contains two parts in addition to the Introduction -- Doctrine of Right and Doctrine of Virtue.

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Paperback edition of The Metaphysics of Morals, translated by Mary Gregor (Cambridge Univ Pr, 1996, 241 pg).

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The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics (1780) [GBF?(HS?),GBWW]

Multi-format (HTML, EPUB, Kindle, Text) at Project Gutenberg (Translated by Thomas Kingsmill Abbott)
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Paperback edition, translated by Leo Rauch (Agora Pubns, 1995, 74 pg).

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Perpetual Peace (1795) [HTR]

Audiobook (MP3, Apple M4B, Speex, Ogg Vorbis) at Project Gutenberg (Read in English by D.E. Wittkower)
Flipbook Reader (58 pages, indexed) at Richer Resources Publications (translated by Ian Johnston)

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Hardcover edition,Perpetual Peace and Other Essays on Politics, History, and Morals, translated by Ted Humphrey (Hackett Pub Co, 1983).

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Paperback edition at Richer Resources Publications, translated by Ian Johnston.

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Prolegomena (1783)

HTML (9 pages, indexed) at WebExhibits: Causes of Color (Based on translation by Paul Carus)

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Hardcover edition (Hackett Pub Co, 1977, 122 pg).
Paperback edition, translated by Paul Carus (1986, 264 pg).