Kant's Critique of pure reason : a reader's guide

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    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 by virtually every student of philosophy. As such, this is a hugely important and exciting, yet notoriously challenging, piece of philosophical writing. In Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason': A Reader's Guide, James Luchte offers a clear and thorough account of this key philosophical work. The book offers a detailed review of the key themes and a lucid commentary that will enable readers to rapidly navigate the text. Geared towards the specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of the text as a whole, the guide explores the complex and important ideas inherent in the text and provides a cogent survey of the reception and influence of Kant's hugely important work.

    Contents:

    1 Context 1 --
    i Kant Chronology and Biography 1 --
    ii Between the Revolutions: The Age of Criticism and Enlightenment 6 --
    iii Overview of Kant's Other Major Works 10 --
    2 Overview of Themes 22 --
    ii Background of the Text 27 --
    3 Reading the Text 46 --
    ii Transcendental Aesthetic 47 --
    iii Transcendental Logic 51 --
    iv Imagination, Synthesis and the Third Basic Faculty of the Soul 56 --
    v Transcendental Deduction 62 --
    vi Transcendental Judgment: Judgment and Schematism 84 --
    vii The Principles of Pure Understanding 90 --
    viii Blindnesses: The Status of Imagination in the First Critique 96 --
    ix Phenomena and Noumena 98 --
    x Transcendental Dialectic 103 --
    xi Paralogisms of Pure Reason 110 --
    xii The Antinomy of Pure Reason 118 --
    xiii The Ideal of Pure Reason 135 --
    xiv Transcendental Doctrine of Method 147 --
    xv Epilogue: the Critique of Pure Reason 155 --
    4 Reception and Influence 157 --
    i The Rationalists 157 --
    ii The 'Pantheism Controversy' 158 --
    iii The German Idealist Movement 161 --
    iv Kant and Schopenhauer 166 --
    v Neo-Kantianism 167 --
    vi The Continental/Analytic Divide 171 --
    Appendix Contents of the Critique of Pure Reason with A & B Locations 183.

    Genre: Philosophy
    Original Publisher: London ; New York : Continuum, 2007
    Language(s): English

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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 by virtually every student of philosophy. As such, this is a hugely important and exciting, yet notoriously challenging, piece of philosophical writing. In Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason': A Reader's Guide, James Luchte offers a clear and thorough account of this key philosophical work. The book offers a detailed review of the key themes and a lucid commentary that will enable readers to rapidly navigate the text. Geared towards the specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of the text as a whole, the guide explores the complex and important ideas inherent in the text and provides a cogent survey of the reception and influence of Kant's hugely important work.

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