Introducing Kant's Critique of Pure Reason

Surveys the place of the Critique of Pure Reason in Kant's philosophical project, describing and analyzing the main arguments.

Paul Guyer (Author), Allen Wood (Author)

9781108795296, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 April 2021

75 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 0.4 cm, 0.13 kg

This Element surveys the place of the Critique of Pure Reason in Kant's overall philosophical project and describes and analyzes the main arguments of the work. It also surveys the developments in Kant's thought that led to the first critique, and provides an account of the genesis of the book during the 'silent decade' of its composition in the 1770s based on Kant's handwritten notes from the period.

1. The Argument of the Critique
2. The Message of the Critique
3. Kant's Development Toward the Critique
4. The Genesis of the Critique Itself
5. Kant's Defense and Revision of the Critique
Further Reading.

Subject Areas: Ethics & moral philosophy [HPQ], Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900 [HPCD], History of Western philosophy [HPC], Philosophy [HP]