Overview
- New and innovative analysis of the relation between Kant’s conception of proper science and his philosophy of biology
- Complete overview of Kant’s philosophy of biology and reception of 18th century biological theories in the "Opus postumum"
- Thorough analysis of Kant’s conception of biological science in relation to Christian Wolff’s philosophy of science
Part of the book series: Studies in German Idealism (SIGI, volume 15)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book provides a novel treatment of Immanuel Kant’s views on proper natural science and biology. The status of biology in Kant’s system of science is often taken to be problematic. By analyzing Kant’s philosophy of biology in relation to his conception of proper science, the present book determines Kant’s views on the scientific status of biology. Combining a broad ideengeschichtlich approach with a detailed historical reconstruction of philosophical and scientific texts, the book establishes important interconnections between Kant’s philosophy of science, his views on biology, and his reception of late 18th century biological theories. It discusses Kant’s views on science and biology as articulated in his published writings and in the Opus postumum. The book shows that although biology is a non-mathematical science and the relation between biology and other natural sciences is not specified, Kant did allow for the possibility of providing scientific explanations in biology and assigned biology a specific domain of investigation.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Hein van den Berg studied philosophy at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. He is postdoctoral researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and TU Dortmund. With the book “Kant on Proper Science: Biology in the Critical Philosophy and the Opus postumum” he obtained his PhD cum laude in 2011. This book has been awarded the Research Prize Praemium Erasmianum.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Kant on Proper Science
Book Subtitle: Biology in the Critical Philosophy and the Opus postumum
Authors: Hein van den Berg
Series Title: Studies in German Idealism
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7140-6
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-7139-0Published: 22 October 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0228-5Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-7140-6Published: 08 October 2013
Series ISSN: 1571-4764
Series E-ISSN: 2542-9868
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 283
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Philosophy, History of Science, Modern Philosophy, Philosophy, general