Overview
- Comprehensive treatment of the complete first critique of Kant
- Concentration on the moral primacy in Kant’s philosophy
- Brings Kant’s treatment of current philosophical problems into perspective
- Strong emphasis on readability while retaining professional level
Part of the book series: Studies in German Idealism (SIGI, volume 10)
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Full Critical Programme
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Front Matter
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Only Human Beings Pursue Mathematics
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Front Matter
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A Transcendental Grammar
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Front Matter
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Transcendental Laws of Nature
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About this book
Kant’s "Critique of Pure Reason" is so outstanding among modern philosophical works, that it can be termed "the" foundation of modern philosophy. Schopenhauer termed it "the most important book ever to have been written in Europe." Otfried Höffe guides the reader through the "Critique" one step at a time, expounding Kant’s thoughts, submitting them to an interpretation and drawing a summary conclusion, placing the work and its topics within the context of its modern successors. A "critical" interpretation of Kant’s text reveals that he had something to say on many discussions that are said to have originated after his death. Reducing his argumentation to its central tenets, it can be made stronger and applicable to current problems. Kant’s eventual concern, however, even when writing theoretical philosophy, lay with the practical. Elaborating this concern and its connection to Kant’s theoretical philosophy is a prime tenet of this book.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Kant's Critique of Pure Reason
Book Subtitle: The Foundation of Modern Philosophy
Authors: Otfried Höffe
Series Title: Studies in German Idealism
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2722-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-2721-4Published: 04 February 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3142-4Published: 07 March 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-2722-1Published: 23 January 2010
Series ISSN: 1571-4764
Series E-ISSN: 2542-9868
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 340
Additional Information: Original German edition published by Beck Verlag, München, 2003
Topics: Philosophy, general, History of Philosophy, Epistemology, Ethics