This volume explores the themes of Kant's final major work of practical philosophy, providing new insight into his moral and political theory.

Acknowledgements; List of contributors; Citation method; Introduction; 1. Kant's Metaphysics of Morals: the history and significance of its deferral Manfred Kuehn; 2. Reason, desire, and the will Steven Engstrom; 3. Justice without virtue Katrin Flikschuh; 4. Kant's innate right as a rational criterion for human rights Otfried Höffe; 5. Intelligible possession of objects of choice B. Sharon Byrd; 6. Punishment, retribution, and the coercive enforcement of right Allen W. Wood; 7. Moral feelings in the Metaphysics of Morals Paul Guyer; 8. What is the enemy of virtue? Jeanine Grenberg; 9. Freedom, primacy, and perfect duties to oneself Lara Denis; 10. Duties to and regarding others Robert N. Johnson; 11. Duties regarding animals Patrick Kain; 12. Kant's Tugendlehre as normative ethics Thomas E. Hill, Jr; Bibliography.