Kant (The Routledge Philosophers)

Книга Kant Kant Книги Психология, философия Автор: Paul Guyer Год издания: 2006 Формат: pdf Издат.:Routledge Страниц: 456 Размер: 1,7 ISBN: 0415283353 Язык: Русский0 (голосов: 0) Оценка:Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) is arguably the most influential of the Enlightenment Philosophers. In this outstanding introduction, Paul Guyer introduces and assesses all the major aspects of Kant's thought.Beginning with a helpful overview of Kant's life and times, Guyer introduces the "Copernican revolution" Kant brought about in metaphysics and epistemology, carefully introducing his arguments about the nature of experience, space and time in his most influential but difficult work, The Critique of Pure Reason. He gives a much-needed explanation of Kant's famous theory of transcendental idealism, a cornerstone of his philosophy as a whole. He then examines Kant's moral philosophy, clearly explaining Kant's celebrated "categorical imperative" and his theories of duty, freedom of the will, and rights. Finally, he covers Kant's aesthetics, in particular his arguments about the nature of beauty and the sublime and their relation to human freedom and happiness. A concluding chapter considers Kant's legacy and his influence on the shape of contemporary philosophy.Kant is an ideal starting point for anyone coming to the philosopher for the first time, as well as those studying Kant in related disciplines. Immanuel Kant is the most significant Enlightenment philosopher. In this outstanding introduction, Paul Guyer uses Kant's central conception of autonomy as the key to all the major aspects and issues of Kant's thought. Beginning with a helpful overview of Kant's life and times, Guyer introduces Kant's metaphysics and epistemology, carefully explaining his arguments about the nature of space, time and experience in his most influential but difficult work, The Critique of Pure Reason. He offers an explanation and critique of Kant's famous theory of transcendental idealism and shows how much of Kant's philosophy is independent of this controversial doctrine. He then examines Kant's moral philosophy, his celebrated 'Categorical imperative' and his theories of duty, freedom of will and political rights. Finally, he covers Kant's aesthetics, in particular his arguments about the nature of beauty and the sublime, and their relation to human freedom and happiness. He also considers Kant's view that the development of human autonomy is the only goal that we can conceive for both natural and human history Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Series-Title......Page 3 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 9 Abbreviations......Page 10 Chronology......Page 12 Introduction......Page 16 1. A Life in Work......Page 30 Part One: Nature......Page 58 2. Kant’s Copernican Revolution......Page 60 3. The Critique of Metaphysics......Page 141 4. Building upon the Foundations of Knowledge......Page 170 Part Two: Freedom......Page 190 5. Laws of Freedom: The foundations of Kant's moral philosophy......Page 192 6. Freedom, Immortality, and God: The presuppositions of morality......Page 225 7. Kant's System of Duties I: The duties of virtue......Page 254 8. Kant's System of Duties II: Duties of right......Page 277 Part Three: Nature and Freedom......Page 320 9. The Beautiful, the Sublime, and the Morally Good......Page 322 10. Freedom and Nature: Kant’s revision of traditional teleology......Page 350 11. A History of Freedom?......Page 375 Glossary......Page 388 Notes......Page 395 Select Bibliography......Page 428 Index......Page 441 Immanuel Kant is the most significant Enlightenment philosopher. Beginning with an overview of Kant's life and times, this title introduces Kant's metaphysics and epistemology, explaining his arguments about the nature of space, time and experience in his most influential but difficult work, "The Critique of Pure Reason". Written by one of the world's leading Kant scholars, this compelling introduction begins with an overview of Kant's life and moves on to explore his theories of transcendental idealism and arguments about nature of beauty and the sublime. Paul Guyer. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [413]-425) And Index.