Kant''s Dialectic

Jonathan Bennett's analysis of the second half of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, in which Kant concerns himself with topics such as substance, the nature of the self, the cosmos, freedom and the existence of God, continues to be an engaging and accessible exploration of Kant's major work. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Karl Ameriks, illuminating its enduring importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this influential work has been revived for a new generation of readers.

List of contents

Preface to this edition Karl Ameriks; 1. Introduction; 2. Concepts and intuitions; 3. Substances and reality; 4. The substantiality of the soul; 5. The simplicity of the soul; 6. The identity of the soul; 7. Infinity; 8. Limits; 9. Divisibility; 10. Freedom; 11. God; 12. Reason; Index.

About the author

Jonathan Bennett is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Syracuse University. He has published extensively on early modern philosophy, ethics, metaphysics and the philosophy of language.

Summary

Jonathan Bennett's accessible analysis of the second half of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason continues to be an important and illuminating exploration of Kant's major work. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and with a specially commissioned new preface, this influential work is now available for a new generation of readers.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Bennett, Bennett Jonathan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2016
• EAN: 9781316506073
• ISBN: 978-1-316-50607-3
• No. of pages: 306
• Series: Cambridge Philosophy Classics; Cambridge Philosophy Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, c 1500 onwards to present day, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards