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Author: Michela Massimi (University of Edinburgh) ,
Angela Breitenbach (University of Cambridge)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.10cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.440kg
ISBN: 9781107546776
ISBN 10: 110754677
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 03 January 2019
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Professional and scholarly
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'There can be no doubt that this volume will prove a rich source for future discussions [of] issues regarding Kant and the laws of nature.' Journal of the History of Philosophy '... Kant's philosophy of natural science is a flourishing domain of scholarship, within which the notion of a law is absolutely critical. Kant and the Laws of Nature, which contains thirteen chapters from top-notch, international scholars on the title topic, is hence a text of transparent value to researchers working in this burgeoning area. The volume ... offers substantial treatment of some of the most pressing and knotted issues in Kant scholarship, more broadly. Chapters concern the unity of practical and theoretical reason, the positive role reason plays in the generation of knowledge, Kant's conception of causality and answer to Hume's causal scepticism, the theoretical grounding of natural laws in Kant's general metaphysical picture, Kant's legacy in the history of physics, organisms and teleology, and the unity of nature. While the commentator specializing in Kant's theoretical philosophy or his conception of natural science will find the most of interest and use in the volume, almost any Kant scholar will find something edifying, illuminating and stimulating in this excellent book.' Michael Bennett McNulty, Kantian Review
'There can be no doubt that this volume will prove a rich source for future discussions [of] issues regarding Kant and the laws of nature.' Journal of the History of Philosophy '... Kant's philosophy of natural science is a flourishing domain of scholarship, within which the notion of a law is absolutely critical. Kant and the Laws of Nature, which contains thirteen chapters from top-notch, international scholars on the title topic, is hence a text of transparent value to researchers working in this burgeoning area. The volume ... offers substantial treatment of some of the most pressing and knotted issues in Kant scholarship, more broadly. Chapters concern the unity of practical and theoretical reason, the positive role reason plays in the generation of knowledge, Kant's conception of causality and answer to Hume's causal scepticism, the theoretical grounding of natural laws in Kant's general metaphysical picture, Kant's legacy in the history of physics, organisms and teleology, and the unity of nature. While the commentator specializing in Kant's theoretical philosophy or his conception of natural science will find the most of interest and use in the volume, almost any Kant scholar will find something edifying, illuminating and stimulating in this excellent book.' Michael Bennett McNulty, Kantian Review 'There can be no doubt that this volume will prove a rich source for future discussions [of] issues regarding Kant and the laws of nature.' Journal of the History of Philosophy '... Kant's philosophy of natural science is a flourishing domain of scholarship, within which the notion of a law is absolutely critical. Kant and the Laws of Nature, which contains thirteen chapters from top-notch, international scholars on the title topic, is hence a text of transparent value to researchers working in this burgeoning area. The volume ... offers substantial treatment of some of the most pressing and knotted issues in Kant scholarship, more broadly. Chapters concern the unity of practical and theoretical reason, the positive role reason plays in the generation of knowledge, Kant's conception of causality and answer to Hume's causal scepticism, the theoretical grounding of natural laws in Kant's general metaphysical picture, Kant's legacy in the history of physics, organisms and teleology, and the unity of nature. While the commentator specializing in Kant's theoretical philosophy or his conception of natural science will find the most of interest and use in the volume, almost any Kant scholar will find something edifying, illuminating and stimulating in this excellent book.' Michael Bennett McNulty, Kantian Review
'There can be no doubt that this volume will prove a rich source for future discussions [of] issues regarding Kant and the laws of nature.' Journal of the History of Philosophy 'This is an excellent book that I expect to be extremely useful for anyone interested in Kant's views on necessity, nature, laws, and the natural sciences. I also believe it should be of interest to those working on current debates in these topics who wish to broaden their understanding of the history of these ideas. The book presents a range of philosophical work at the cutting edge, with many contributors engaging with recent work by others in the volume. ... By the end of the book, one has a sense that one is up-to-date with several key questions, positions, debates, and developments of these topics of recent years.' Jessica Leech, Notre Dame Review Philosophical Reviews 'The volume succeeds admirably in furthering our understanding of Kant's Critical writings on laws of nature and showing how they bear on present-day discussion.' Katherine Dunlop, Metascience 'Kant's philosophy of natural science is a flourishing domain of scholarship, within which the notion of a law is absolutely critical. Kant and the Laws of Nature, which contains thirteen chapters from top-notch, international scholars on the title topic, is hence a text of transparent value to researchers working in this burgeoning area. The volume is not, however, parochially limited to technical readings of Kant's views on physics. It rather offers substantial treatment of some of the most pressing and knotted issues in Kant scholarship, more broadly. ... Massimi and Breitenbach's volume is a superb resource for Kant scholars of all stripes. Its splendid chapters offer acute and profound insights on the vital topic of laws of nature in Kant's thought.' Michael Bennett McNulty, Kantian Review 'Kant and the Laws of Nature, edited and with an introduction by Michela Massimi and Angela Breitenbach, is a collection of thirteen uniformly excellent essays on Kant's philosophical views on the nature and (metaphysical or epistemic) status of laws of nature, produced under the aegis of a three-year international research network running from 2012-15. But as contemporary Kantian philosophers and not merely as Kant-scholars, why should we care about laws of nature? In my opinion, there are at least four good reasons ... Kant's Neo-Aristotelian Natural Power Grid is not only a new, exciting, and philosophically important Kantian conception of natural laws, but ... is well-supported as a post-classical, post-orthodox interpretation of Kant's theory of natural laws by the thirteen excellent essays in Kant and the Laws of Nature.' Robert Hanna, Critique
Author Information
Michela Massimi is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. She has published widely on Kant and on the history and philosophy of science. Angela Breitenbach is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of King's College. Her research focuses on Kant, the philosophy of science, and aesthetics.
