Kant

Zusatztext Review from previous edition Roger Scruton faced perhaps the most intractable task of all in giving an elementary account of Kant's philosophy ... but he does it extremely elegantly and neatly. Informationen zum Autor Roger Scruton's publications include Spinoza in the Past Masters series, Art And Imagination, (1974), The Aesthetics of Architecture (1979), The Aesthetic Understanding (1983), An Intelligent Persons Guide To Philosophy (1996), and The Aesthetics Of Music (1997). Klappentext Immanuel Kant is arguably the most influential modern philosopher, but is also one of the most difficult. In this illuminating Very Short Introduction, Roger Scruton--a well-known and controversial philosopher in his own right--tackles his exceptionally complex subject with a strong hand, exploring the background to Kant's work and showing why Critique of Pure Reason has proved so enduring. Zusammenfassung Kant is arguably the most influential modern philosopher, but also one of the most difficult. Roger Scruton tackles his exceptionally complex subject with a strong hand, exploring the background to Kant's work, and showing why the Critique of Pure of Reason has proved so enduring. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1.: Life, works and character 2.: The background of Kant's thougt 3.: The transcendental deduction 4.: The logic of illusion 5.: The categorical imperative 6: Beauty and design 7.: Transcendental philosophy Further reading, Index

Product details

• Authors: Roger Scruton, Roger ( Scruton, Roger (formerly Lecturer in philosophy 1971-79 Scruton
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.08.2001
• EAN: 9780192801999
• ISBN: 978-0-19-280199-9
• Dimensions: 110 mm x 172 mm x 7 mm
• Series: Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; A Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; Very Short Introductions; A Very Short Introductions; Very Short Introduction
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Philosophiegeschichte, Soziale und politische Philosophie