Kant''s Anatomy of the Intelligent Mind

According to current philosophical lore, Kant rejected the notion that philosophy can progress by psychological means and endeavored to restrict it accordingly. This book reverses the frame from Kant the anti-psychological critic of psychological philosophy to Kant the preeminent psychological critic of non-psychological philosophy.

About the author

Wayne Waxman is the author of numerous books and articles on topics in early modern philosophy and has taught philosophy at New School University and the University of Colorado at Boulder. He currently lives and writes in New Zealand.

Summary

According to current philosophical lore, Kant rejected the notion that philosophy can progress by psychological means and endeavored to restrict it accordingly. This book reverses the frame from Kant the anti-psychological critic of psychological philosophy to Kant the preeminent psychological critic of non-psychological philosophy.

Additional text

This is a superb and very important book. It is certainly one of the best books written on Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason.

Product details

• Authors: Wayne Waxman, Waxman Wayne
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.12.2013
• EAN: 9780199328314
• ISBN: 978-0-19-932831-4
• No. of pages: 608
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Themen der Philosophie, PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought