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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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Author:   Otfried Höffe
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2009 ed.
Volume:   10
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.830kg
ISBN:  

9789048127214

ISBN 10:   9048127211
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   04 February 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The Full Critical Programme.- Four Reasons for Engaging with Kant’s First Critique.- Innovation and Tradition.- Objectivity through Subjectivity.- A Philosophical Theory of Science.- First Assessment: Kant’s Programme.- Only Human Beings Pursue Mathematics.- A Philosophy of Intuition.- A Transcendental Geometry.- Second Assessment: Sensibility and World.- A Transcendental Grammar.- Categories.- The Problem of Justification.- The Incomplete Deduction.- Third Assessment: Understanding and World (1).- Transcendental Laws of Nature.- Mathematisation.- Physicalisation.- Fourth Assessment: Understanding and World (2).- A Post-Metaphysical Metaphysics.- Constructive Deconstruction.- A Critical Philosophy of Mind.- Cosmological Contradictions.- Transcendental Theology.- Fifth Assessment: Reason and World.- Epistemic Universalism.- From Theoretical to Practical Reason.- System and History.- The Kantian Metaphors.- Conclusion and Prospect.

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