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Manner of citation
The terminological and argumentative precision of Kant is such that it is best to give all citations in the original. Also, the syntax tends to be rather complex, but the relevant points cannot easily be abstracted from their immediate context, hence in principle I give the full sentence even when only a segment of it is relevant for the point in question. Occasionally, the same sentence is repeated in different locations when it serves to illustrate two different points. I will at the same time provide my translation, together with a notation referring to the central concept in each citation.
The following abbreviations are used throughout.
Given the benefit of the German text available side by side, the translation is relatively free, in an effort to make it more consonant with the context in which I cite the text itself.
It should be noted that while Kant’s spelling is with initial C (“Critik”), the current and standard use is with initial K (“Kritik”). The abbreviation refers to the modern spelling.
References throughout are to the original German edition.
In the citations throughout the monograph, bold represents my emphasis, while italic represents Kant’s original emphasis (in translations where bold was used for Kant’s emphasis, this has been changed to italics).
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Abbreviations
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Original works
| GM | Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten | Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals | 1785 | KrV | Critik der reinen Vernunft (second edition, identified by a prefix B before the page number) |
Critique of Pure Reason | 17821, 17872 |
| KpV | Critik der praktischen Vernunft | Critique of Practical Reason | 1788 |
| KUk | Critik der Urteilskraft | Critique of Judgment | 1790 |
| MA | Metaphysische Anfangsgründe der Naturwissenschaft | Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science | 1785 |
| MS | Die Metaphysik der Sitten | The Metaphysics of Morals | 1797 |
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Translated editions
| Cam1 | Critique of Pure Reason (=KrV) | translated by Paul Guyer and Allen W. Wood. With original A and B references in margins. Cambridge University Press. |
1998 |
| Cam2 | Critique of Practical Reason (=KpV) | translated and edited by Mary Gregor. Revised introduction by Andrews Reath. Cambridge University Press. |
2015 |
| Cam3 | Critique of the Power of Judgment (=KUk) | edited by Paul Guyer; translated by Paul Guyer and Eric Matthews. Cambridge University Press. |
2000 |
| CamGM | Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (=GM) | translated and edited by Mary Gregor. Introduction by Christine M. Korsgaard. Cambridge University Press. |
2001 |
| CamMA | Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science (=MA) | translated and edited by Michael Friedman. With original page numbers in margins. Cambridge University Press. |
2004 |
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