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The Arguments of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason
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2010
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The importance of Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason in the history of philosophy is matched only by its difficulty. In particular, readers are often frustrated by how difficult it is to extract Kant's arguments from his dense prose. This book reconstructs, using the tools of propositional logic, the central arguments of the Critique. In all, the book reconstructs thirty-six of Kant's arguments spanning the Transcendental Aesthetic, Transcendental Analytic, and Transcendental Dialectic. For each argument, they begin with a quote from Kant's text followed by a synopsis that explains the argument informally. Finally, each synopsis is followed by a formal reconstruction of the argument. The synopses offer examples, metaphors, historical background, and objections/responses to aid the reader in appreciating Kant's arguments. Even though many readers who approach Kant for the first time have a good philosophical vocabulary, few will understand Kant's unique lexicon. In addition to formally reconstructing Kant's arguments, the book also includes a glossary that defines the technical terms that Kant uses in his arguments. Finally, since this book is directed largely at students, Bryan Hall enlisted two of his own students to ensure that the book is maximally student friendly. In contrast to most pedagogical philosophical literature, the content of this book has been tailored by students for students.
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2010
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-4166-3
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-4167-0
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
233
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Preface No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 14
1: Introduction to the Transcendental Aesthetic No access
2: Space No access
3: Time No access
4: Conclusions from the Transcendental Aesthetic No access
5: Introduction to the Transcendental Analytic No access
6: Metaphysical Deduction No access
7: The A Transcendental Deduction No access
8: The B Transcendental Deduction No access
9: Schematism No access
10: Axioms and Anticipations No access
11: Analogies of Experience No access
12: Postulates and Refutation of Idealism No access
13: Conclusions from the Transcendental Analytic No access
14: Introduction to the Transcendental Dialectic No access
15: Paralogisms No access
16: Antinomies No access
17: Ideal No access
18: Conclusions from the Transcendental Dialectic No access
Appendix: Advice for the Student Reader No access Pages 211 - 216
