Overview

The Prolegomena is often dismissed as Kant's failed attempt to popularize his philosophy, but as the essays collected here show, there is much to be gained from a careful study of the work. The essays explore the distinctive features of the Prolegomena, including Kant's discussion of philosophical methodology, his critical idealism, the nature of experience, his engagement with Hume, the nature of the self, the relation between geometry and physics, and what we cognize about God. Newly commissioned for this volume, the essays as a whole offer sophisticated and innovative interpretations of the Prolegomena, and cast Kant's critical philosophy in a new light.

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Author:   Peter Thielke (Pomona College, California)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9781108733861

ISBN 10:   1108733867
Pages:   263
Publication Date:   26 October 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Peter Thielke; 1. Humor, Common Sense and the Future of Metaphysics in the Prolegomena Melissa Merritt; 2. Is metaphysics possible? The argumentative structure of the Prolegomena Eric Watkins; 3. From 'Facts' of Rational Cognition to Their Condition: Metaphysics and the Analytic Method Clinton Tolley; 4. Transcendental idealism in the Prolegomena Lucy Allais; 5. Judgments of Experience and the Grammar of Thought Peter Thielke; 6. The Beach of Skepticism: Kant and Hume on the Practice of Philosophy and the Proper Bounds of Skepticism Karl Schafer; 7. The Boundary of Pure Reason John Callanan; 8. Kant's Argument Against Psychological Materialism in the Prolegomena Katharina Kraus; 9. The Marriage of Metaphysics and Geometry in Kant's Prolegomena James Messina; 10. Kant's 'as if' and Hume's 'remote analogy': deism and theism in Prolegomena §§57 and 58 Tim Jankowiak; 11. Cognition by Analogy and the Possibility of Metaphysics Samantha Matherne.

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Peter Thielke is Robert C. Denison Professor of Philosophy at Pomona College. He has published numerous book chapters and journal articles on Kant, Hume and Maimon.

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