Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals

Immanuel Kant's classic work on moral philosophy, also known as "Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals", which remains one of the field's most influential books. Kant undertakes to the fundamental principles of morality and prove their application to humanity. Kant also introduces his famous concept of the "categorical imperative": the concept that one should act according to those precepts which one would want to become a universal law.