Practical Philosophy (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant)

Because this came from overseas, it took awhile to arrive. The hardback was in pristine condition. If you want to pay less, order a paperback. The translations are excellent. I wanted to make sure the binding lasts.

exellent

Great condition

It was easy to order the book and it is a very good book. Very good edition of Kant's work.

This volume should become the indispensable English-language edition of Kant's practical works. The translations contained in this edition are top-notch, which is not to say that I agree with all the decisions made by Mary Gregor, the primary translator. However, unlike, say, the Cambridge Edition translations of the First and Third Critiques, Gregor's translations are arguably categorically better than all other English translations. I personally do not believe that to be the case, but the point is that such a case can plausibly be made, whereas it cannot be said with equal plausibility that the Guyer-Wood translation of the First Critique is categorically better than the Kemp Smith translation (I know others would beg to differ, but this is not the place to take up my disagrements with them; I would merely stress that I do not deny that Guyer-Wood have made many improvements over Kemp Smith). Furthermore, the inclusion of The Metaphysics of Morals in its entirety ought to alleviate a certain one-sidedness in most treatments of Kant in introductory survey courses of the history of moral/political philosophy. These courses typically concentrate on the Grounding and the shorter essays--understandably so, given time contraints. Occasionally the Second Critique will be touched upon. Nor is this one-sidedness confined to survey or even advanced undergraduate courses. I have taken three graduate seminars on Kant and one on German Idealism in three departments at two different universities, and not once did I ever read The Metaphysics of Morals in its entirety. The student who wishes to gain a complete picture of Kant will be glad to have this important work included. The convenience of having good translations of foundational works, unabridged and collected in a single volume, cannot be overstated. Every serious student of Kant, German Idealism, or moral or practical philosophy ought to own this book.

This is a worthy edition of Kant's ethical writings, but the Kindle edition is jam packed with typos. Pretty disappointing coming from an organization like CUP.

The book is in a not so good condition. There are marks in a number of pages. I provided a photo as an example to demonstrate my point. There are other marks throughout the book. Definitely not worth it for the price.

Just what I was looking for.

It is a very good and concise reference book, but as expected it is not an easy read