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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820122603321

Autore

Luchte James

Titolo

Kant's Critique of pure reason : a reader's guide / / James Luchte

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , [2007]

©2007

ISBN

1-4411-7682-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Collana

Continuum reader's guides

Disciplina

121

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references  (pages 175-182) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Note on the Text; 1 Context; i. Kant Chronology and Biography; ii. Between the Revolutions: The Age of Criticism and Enlightenment; iii. Overview of Kant''s Other Major Works; 2 Overview of Themes; i. Overview; ii. Background of the Text; 3 Reading the Text; i. Introduction; ii. Transcendental Aesthetic; iii. Transcendental Logic; iv. Imagination, Synthesis and the Third Basic Faculty of the Soul; v. Transcendental Deduction; vi. Transcendental Judgment: Judgment and Schematism; vii. The Principles of Pure Understanding

viii. Blindnesses: The Status of Imagination in the First Critiqueix. Phenomena and Noumena; x. Transcendental Dialectic; xi. Paralogisms of Pure Reason; xii. The Antinomy of Pure Reason; xiii. The Ideal of Pure Reason; xiv. Transcendental Doctrine of Method; xv. Epilogue: the Critique of Pure Reason; 4 Reception and Influence; i. The Rationalists; ii. The ''Pantheism Controversy''; iii. The German Idealist Movement; iv. Kant and Schopenhauer; v. Neo-Kantianism; vi. The Continental/Analytic Divide; Notes; Guide to Futher Reading

Appendix: Contents of the Critique of Pure Reason with A & B LocationsIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; X; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Continuum''s Reader''s Guides are clear, concise and accessible introductions to classic works of philosophy. Each book explores the major themes, historical and philosophical context and key passages of



a major philosophical text, guiding the reader toward a thorough understanding of often demanding material. Ideal for undergraduate students, the guides provide an essential resource for anyone who needs to get to grips with a philosophical text.Kant''s Critique of Pure Reason is arguably the most important work of philosophy of the last two centuries. It is a classic text that is encountered