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Kant’s Philosophy of Physical Science

Metaphysische Anfangsgründe der Naturwissenschaft 1786–1986

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  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. Robert E. Butts

    1. Department of Philosophy, The University of Western Ontario, Canada

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Part of the book series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science (WONS, volume 33)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction: Kant’s Quest for a Method for Metaphysics

    1. Introduction: Kant’s Quest for a Method for Metaphysics

      • Robert E. Butts
      Pages 1-22

  3. The Metaphysical Grounding of Newtonian Natural Philosophy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. The Metaphysical Foundations of Newtonian Science

      • Michael Friedman
      Pages 25-60

    3. Kant’s Two Grand Hypotheses

      • Gordon G. Brittan Jr.
      Pages 61-94

    4. Filled with Wonder: Kant’s Cosmological Essay, the Universal Natural History and Theory of the Heavens

      • William R. Shea
      Pages 95-124

  4. The Structure of Scientific Methodology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. Kant’s ‘Special Metaphysics’ and The Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science

      • Gerd Buchdahl
      Pages 127-161

    3. The Methodological Structure of Kant’s Metaphysics of Science

      • Robert E. Butts
      Pages 163-199

    4. Projecting the Order of Nature

      • Philip Kitcher
      Pages 201-235

  5. The Status of Physical Laws and of Theoretical Entities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-237
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    2. Kant on the A Priori and Material Necessity

      • William Harper
      Pages 239-272

    3. Kant’s Methodology: Progress Beyond Newton?

      • Howard Duncan
      Pages 273-306

    4. Kant on Realism and Methodology

      • Kathleen Okruhlik
      Pages 307-329

  6. A Thesis About Kant’s Theory of Knowledge

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 331-331
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    2. Kant’s Epistemology as a Theory of Alienated Knowledge

      • Gernot Böhme
      Pages 333-350

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 351-363
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About this book

The papers in this volume are offered in celebration of the 200th anni versary of the pub 1 i cat i on of Inmanue 1 Kant's The MetaphysicaL Foundations of NatupaL Science. All of the es­ says (including the Introduction) save two were written espe­ ci ally for thi s volume. Gernot Bohme' s paper is an amended and enlarged version of one originally read in the series of lectures and colloquia in philosophy of science offered by Boston University. My own paper is a revised and enlarged version (with an appendix containing completely new material) of one read at the biennial meeting of the Philosophy of Sci­ ence Association held in Chicago in 1984. Why is it important to devote this attention to Kant's last published work in the philosophy of physics? The excellent essays in the volume will answer the question. I will provide some schematic com­ ments designed to provide an image leading from the general question to its very specific answers. Kant is best known for hi s monumental Croitique of Pure Reason and for his writings in ethical theory. His "critical" philosophy requires an initial sharp division of knowledge into its theoretical and practical parts. Moral perfection of attempts to act out of duty is the aim of practical reason. The aim of theoretical reason is to know the truth about ma­ terial and spiritual nature.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, The University of Western Ontario, Canada

    Robert E. Butts

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Kant’s Philosophy of Physical Science

  • Book Subtitle: Metaphysische Anfangsgründe der Naturwissenschaft 1786–1986

  • Editors: Robert E. Butts

  • Series Title: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4730-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-277-2310-9Published: 30 September 1986

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-4730-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1566-659X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-1974

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 375

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science, History, general

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