The most up-to-date and accessible introduction to Kant's ethics available, this book approaches the moral theory via the political philosophy, thus allowing the reader to appreciate why Kant argued that the legal structure for any civil society must have a moral basis.

1. A beginning: Kant's political theory; 2. The categorical imperative: the ultimate norm of morality; 3. The formula of autonomy or of universal law; 4. The formula of respect for the diginity of persons; 5. The formula of legislation for a moral community; 6. The limits of the categorical imperative; 7. Morality and prudence (Foundations 2); 8. Moral character; 9. Living under the moral law; 10. The defense of morality (Foundations 3).