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

University of St Andrews The University of St Andrews (, ; abbreviated as St And in post-nominals) is a public university in St Andrews, Scotland. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest of the four ancient universities of Scotland and, f ...

. He is best known for his research on

Kant’s ethics Kantian ethics refers to a deontological ethical theory developed by German philosopher Immanuel Kant that is based on the notion that "I ought never to act except in such a way that I could also will that my maxim should become a universal law ...

political philosophy Political philosophy studies the theoretical and conceptual foundations of politics. It examines the nature, scope, and Political legitimacy, legitimacy of political institutions, such as State (polity), states. This field investigates different ...

and

philosophy of law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the ar ...

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 and Andreas Trampota, De Gruyter, 2013 * '' The Cambridge History of Moral Philosophy'', Co-editor with Sacha Golob, Cambridge University Press, 2017

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Jens Timmermann at the University of St Andrews
21st-century German philosophers German philosophy academics Living people 1970 births Academics of the University of St Andrews Kant scholars German political philosophers German philosophers of law German–English translators Members of Academia Europaea {{Germany-academic-bio-stub