num_pages: 92
description: This expanded edition of James Ellington’s preeminent translation includes Ellington’s new translation of Kant’s essay “Of a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns” in which Kant replies to one of the standard objections to his moral theory as presented in the main text: that it requires us to tell the truth even in the face of disastrous consequences.
language: English
title: Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals/On a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns
titlecomplete: Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals/On a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns
genres: Classics, 18th Century, Philosophy, German Literature, Read For School, Metaphysics, Academic, Nonfiction, College, School
ratings_count: 19780
series: Groundbook of the Metaphysics of Morals
publisher: Hackett