Mary J. Gregor (January 1, 1928 – October 31, 1994) was an

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author, translator, and professor. She was a Kant scholar and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at

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, best known for translating the works of the German philosopher

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has recognized her translations as characterized "not only by meticulous linguistic accuracy and scholarly erudition but also by an unfailing sense of style and an uncanny ability to render Kant's meaning into readable and even elegant English".

Publications

* Gregor, Mary J. (1963). ''Laws of Freedom: A Study of Kant's Method of Applying the Categorical Imperative in the Metaphysik der Sitten'', Blackwell, 206 pages.

Translations of Kant's work

* (1964) ''The Doctrine of Virtue''. * (1974) ''Anthropology from a Pragmatic Standpoint''. . * (1979) ''The Conflict of the Faculties''. * (1985) ''On the Philosopher's Medicine of the Body''. * (1991) ''Metaphysics of Morals''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. * (1997) ''Groundwork'' of the Metaphysics of Morals. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

References

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