Part I: Doctrine of the elements of pure practical reason
Original German
DerA 33 V:17 Kritik der praktischen Vernunft
Erster Theil. Elementarlehre der reinen praktischen Vernunft.
Musean translation
Complete machine-assisted translation directly from Kant's German, Akademie-Ausgabe V (1913), pages 1–163, including all eighteen author notes. Original page and section references are retained.
Of theA 33 V:17 Critique of Practical Reason
Part I. Doctrine of the Elements of Pure Practical Reason.
Plain English translation
Complete machine-assisted Plain English translation made independently and directly from the same German text, including all eighteen author notes.
Of theA 33 V:17 Critique of Practical Reason
Part I. Doctrine of the Elements of Pure Practical Reason.
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