Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals

Ethics in the Deontology tradition, oriented around autonomy and categorical imperative.

Kant's Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals, better known as the Groundwork, lays out the basic architecture of his moral philosophy in Enlightenment Prussia. It argues that morality rests not on consequences or inclination but on rational duty, good will, and universally valid maxims.