ADDITIONAL READINGS
For a detailed and thorough discussion of the various topics in the Foundation, the reader is advised to consult H. J. Paton’s The Categorical Imperative. Those desiring more advanced interpretation and criticism are directed to the readings marked with an asterisk. Publication details will be found in the Bibliography following.
some general surveys of kant’s theory
Copleston, F., A History of Philosophy, Vol. 6, Chap. 14.
Encyclopedia Brittanica: “Kant.”
Ewing, A. C., Ethics, Chap. 4.
Körner, S., Kant, Chap. 6 and 7.
Maclntyre, A., A Short History of Ethics, Chap. 14.
Philosophical Encyclopedia, s.v., “Kant.”
1. Kant’s Moral Revolution
* Caird, Edward, The Critical Philosophy of Immanuel Kant, Vol. 2, Bk. 2, Chap. 1.
Copleston, F., A History of Philosophy, 6, Chap. 10 and 11.
* Duncan, A. R. C., Practical Reason and Morality, Chap. 1-3.
Körner, S., Kant, Chap. 1.
* Paton, H. J., “The Aim and Structure of Kant’s Grundlegung,” Philosophical Quarterly, 8 (1958), 112-130. A review of Duncan’s work listed above.
—The Categorical Imperative, Chap. 1.
* Silber, John R., “The Context of Kant’s Ethical Thought,” Philosophical Quarterly, 9 (1959), 193-207, 309-318.
2. The Purpose of the Foundation
* Gregor, M. J., “Kant’s Conception of a 'Metaphysics of Morals', “Philosophical Quarterly, 10 (1960), 238-251.
Ross, W. D., Kant’s Ethical Theory, Introductory chapter.
3. The Propositions of Moral Value
* Dietrichson, Paul, “What Does Kant Mean by 'Acting from Duty?" Reprinted in Kant: A Collection of Critical Essays, Ed., Robert P. Wolff, 314-330.
* Duncan, A. R. C., Practical Reason and Morality, Chap. 4.
Paton, H. J., The Categorical Imperative, Chap. 2 and 3.
Ross, W. D., Kant’s Ethical Theory, 8-36.
4. The Form of Law: Universality
Paton, H. J., The Categorical Imperative, Chap. 5-7.
5. Prologue to Section II
* Duncan, A. R. C., Practical Reason and Morality, Chap. 5.
Paton, H. J., The Categorical Imperative, Chap. 8-10.
6. Practical Reason and Its Imperatives
* Duncan, A. R. C., Practical Reason and Morality, Chap. 6-7.
* Ebbinghaus, Julius, “Interpretation and Misinterpretation of the Categorical Imperative,” Philosophical Quarterly, 4 (1954), 97108. Reprinted in Kant: A Collection of Critical Essays, Ed., Robert P. Wolff, 211-227.
* Kant, Critique of Practical Reason, Trans. Lewis W. Beck, 17-33.
* Kolenda, K., “Professor Ebbinghaus' Interpretation of the Categorical Imperative,” Philosophical Quarterly, 5 (1955), 74-77.
Paton, H. J., The Categorical Imperative, Chap. 11-12.
* Singer, Marcus, “The Categorical Imperative,” Philosophical Review, (1954), 577-591.
* Williams, T. C., The Concept of the Categorical Imperative.
7. The Three Variations of the Categorical Imperative
* Duncan, A. R. C., Practical Reason and Morality, Chap. 11.
* Haezrahi, Pepita, “The Concept of Man as End-in-Himself,” reprinted in Kant (see above), 291-313.
* Harrison, Jonathan, “Kant’s Examples of the First Formulation of the Categorical Imperative,” Philosophical Quarterly, 7 (1957), 5062, reprinted in Kant (see above), 228-245.
*—, “The Categorical Imperative,” (A Reply to Kemp’s Criticism), Philosophical Quarterly, 8 (1958), 360-364, reprinted in Kant (see above), 246-258.
* Matson, W. I., “Kant as Casuist,” Journal of Philosophy, 51 (1954), 855-860, reprinted in Kant., (see above), 331-336.
Paton, H. J The Categorical Imperative, Chap. 13-17.
* Reich, Klaus, “Kant and Greek Ethics (II),” Mind, 47, Oct. 1939.
Ross, W. D., Kant’s Ethical Theory, 43-65.
8. Autonomy and Heteronomy
* Caird, Edward, The Critical Philosophy of Immanuel Kant, Vol. 2, Bk. 2, Chap. 2, 159-222.
* Duncan, A. R. C., Practical Reason and Morality, Chap. 8.
* Gahringer, Robert E., “The Metaphysical Aspect of Kant’s Moral Philosophy,” Ethics, 44 (1954), 277-291.
* Kant, I., Critique of Practical Reason, translated by L. W. Beck, 36-42.
Paton, H. J., The Categorical Imperative, Chap. 18.
* Schräder, George, “Autonomy, Heteronomy, and Moral Imperatives,” Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 60, 1963, 65-77.
9. Freedom and Autonomy
* Beck, Lewis W., A Commentary on Kant’s Critique of Practical Reason, Chap. 11.
* Caird, Edward, The Critical Philosophy of Immanuel Kant, Vol. 2, Bk. 2, Chap. 3, 223-255.
* Duncan, A. R. C., Practical Reason and Morality, Chap. 11.
Paton, H. J., The Categorical Imperative, 19-23.
Ross, W. D., Kant’s Ethical Theory, 66-96.
* Silber, John R., “The Ethical Significance of Kant’s Religion,” Introductory essay in Religion Within the Limits of Reason Alone, translated by T. M. Greene and H. H. Hudson, Ixxix-cxxxiv.
10. The Validity of the Moral Law
* Caird, Edward, The Critical Philosophy of Immanuel Kant, Vol. 2, Bk. 2, Chap. 4, 256-267.
* Kant, Immanuel, Critique of Practical Reason, trans, by L. W. Beck, 74-92.
Paton, H. J., The Categorical Imperative, Chap. 24-26.