Jens Timmermann (born 1 May 1970) is a German philosopher and the Professor of Moral Philosophy at the

University of St Andrews (Aien aristeuein) , motto_lang = grc , mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best , established = , type = Public research university Ancient university , endowment ...

. He is best known for his research on Kant’s ethics,

political philosophy Political philosophy or political theory is the philosophical study of government, addressing questions about the nature, scope, and legitimacy of public agents and institutions and the relationships between them. Its topics include politics, l ...

and

philosophy of law Philosophy of law is a branch of philosophy that examines the nature of law and law's relationship to other systems of norms, especially ethics and political philosophy. It asks questions like "What is law?", "What are the criteria for legal val ...

Books

* ''Sittengesetz Und Freiheit: Untersuchungen Zu Immanuel Kants Theorie Des Freien Willens'', De Gruyter, 2003 * ''Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals: A Commentary'', Cambridge University Press, 2007 * ''Kant's 'Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals': A Critical Guide'' (ed.), Cambridge University Press, 2009 * ''Kant's Critique of Practical Reason: A Critical Guide'', Co-editor with Andrews Reath, Cambridge University Press, 2010 * ''Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals'': ''A German-English Edition'', ed. and tr. Mary Gregor and Jens Timmermann. Cambridge University Press, 2011 * ''Kant's 'Tugendlehre, Co-editor with

Oliver Sensen Oliver Sensen is a German philosopher and associate professor of Philosophy at Tulane University. He is known for his expertise on Kantian philosophy. Sensen is the vice-president of North American Kant Society. Books * ''Human Dignity'', Cambr ...

and Andreas Trampota, De Gruyter, 2013 * ''

The Cambridge History of Moral Philosophy ''The Cambridge History of Moral Philosophy'' is a 2017 book edited by Sacha Golob and Jens Timmermann in which the authors provide an account of the history of moral philosophy in the Western tradition. Reception The book was reviewed by T. H ...

'', Co-editor with Sacha Golob, Cambridge University Press, 2017

References

External links

Jens Timmermann at the University of St Andrews
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