Moral Autonomy

  1. Demian
    Hermann Hesse
    Demian
    Hermann Hesse 1919

    This coming-of-age novel follows Emil Sinclair as his friendship with Max Demian unsettles his childhood beliefs. Demian's unexpected reading of the biblical story of Cain gives Sinclair a troubling new view of good and evil.

    3h 41m reading time

  2. Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
    Immanuel Kant
    Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
    Immanuel Kant 1785

    This philosophical essay asks what makes an action morally right, rather than merely useful or pleasing. A shopkeeper who charges fair prices helps distinguish acting from duty from acting for personal gain.

    2h reading time