In Defence of Reason

First published in 1951, In Defence of Reason is a series of philosophical essays written at various times. Some of them are devoted to the interpretation of Kant's philosophy, a subject which the author has made specially his own. Many of them, however, are concerned with more general topics.

List of contents

1. Fashion and Philosophy 2. Kant's Analysis of Experience 3. The Key to Kant's Deduction of the Categories 4. Is the Transcendental Deduction a Patchwork? 5. 'Kant's So-called Copernican Revolution' 6. Self-Identity 7. Can Reason be Practical? 8. Kant's Idea of the Good 9. The Alleged Independence of Goodness 10. The Emotive Theory of Ethics 11. Existentialism as an Attitude to Life 12. Justice Among Nations 13. Kant's Views on International Law 14. Plato's Theory of EIKAEIA

About the author

H.J. Paton (1887-1969) was White's Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Oxford and Fellow of the British Academy.

Product details

• Authors: H.J. Paton
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.07.2025
• EAN: 9781041074083
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4107408-3
• No. of pages: 290
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Rationalism, PHILOSOPHY / Essays, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Existentialism, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Philosophy: logic