The moral law : groundwork of the metaphysic of morals / Immanuel Kant ; translated by H.J. Paton ; with a preface, commentary and analysis by H.J. Paton.

Translated from the German.

Translation of: Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten.

First published: Hutchinson, 1948. Routledge, 1991.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [149]-160) and index.

Commentary and analysis of the argument. Preface ; The approach to moral philosophy ; Outline of a metaphysic of morals ; Outline of a critique of practical reason -- Groundwork of the metaphysic of morals. Preface ; Passage from ordinary rational knowledge of morality to philosophical ; Passage from popular moral philosophy to a metaphysic of morals ; Passage from a metaphysic of morals to a critique of pure practical reason.