Kant on the Sources of Metaphysics
The Dialectic of Pure Reason
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- Author: Marcus Willaschek, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
- Date Published: February 2019
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- isbn: 9781108472630
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In the Critique of Pure Reason, Kant famously criticizes traditional metaphysics and its proofs of immortality, free will and God's existence. What is often overlooked is that Kant also explains why rational beings must ask metaphysical questions about 'unconditioned' objects such as souls, uncaused causes or God, and why answers to these questions will appear rationally compelling to them. In this book, Marcus Willaschek reconstructs and defends Kant's account of the rational sources of metaphysics. After carefully explaining Kant's conceptions of reason and metaphysics, he offers detailed interpretations of the relevant passages from the Critique of Pure Reason (in particular, the 'Transcendental Dialectic') in which Kant explains why reason seeks 'the unconditioned'. Willaschek offers a novel interpretation of the Transcendental Dialectic, pointing up its 'positive' side, while at the same time it uncovers a highly original account of metaphysical thinking that will be relevant to contemporary philosophical debates.
Read more- Explains Kant's account of reason and metaphysics and highlights its relevance for current debates in philosophy
- Presents a new interpretation of the Transcendental Dialectic which appears in Kant's key work, the Critique of Pure Reason
- Provides detailed discussion of some less discussed aspects of the Critique of Pure Reason
Awards
- Winner, 2020 Book Prize, North American Kant Society
Reviews & endorsements
'With remarkable philosophical clarity and impressive textual mastery, Marcus Willaschek presents a detailed interpretation of Kant's account of how traditional metaphysical questions necessarily arise from the very nature of reason. This major new book makes an extraordinarily important contribution to our understanding of Kant's philosophy, both theoretical and practical.' Eric Watkins, University of California, San Diego
See more reviews'The book includes a wealth of other thought-provoking material … It offers an original account of a neglected yet central topic, is very clearly written, and shows a superb command of primary and secondary texts as well as sensitivity to broader philosophical issues. Thus, it is obligatory reading for Kant scholars, and worth consulting for anyone interested in the history and fate of metaphysics.' Markus Kohl, Journal of the History of Philosophy
'In his book, Marcus Willaschek not only offers fresh new insights into the negative project of understanding the exact nature of Kant's criticisms of traditional metaphysics, but also undertakes the much neglected, but still quite important positive project of understanding what, according to Kant, naturally leads us to the kind of metaphysical speculation that gives rise to these arguments. The result is a terrific book, one that is clear, careful, and rich, but also subtle, original, and important. It is, in my view, one of the best books on Kant in a long time and is sure to have a significant impact on the field.' Eric Watkins, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
'Marcus Willaschek’s new book is a penetrating analysis of the Transcendental Dialectic of Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason that should set the standard for further work on the subject for years to come.' Paul Guyer, Kantian Review
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- Date Published: February 2019
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108472630
- length: 308 pages
- dimensions: 234 x 156 x 21 mm
- weight: 0.58kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I. From Reason to Metaphysics:
1. Kant's conceptions of reason and metaphysics
2. The logical use of reason and the logical maxim
3. The supreme principle of pure reason
4. Understanding the transition passage (A307–8/B364)
5. The transition from the logical maxim to the supreme principle of pure reason
Conclusion to Part I
Part II. The Other Side of the Transcendental Dialectic:
6. The system of transcendental ideas
7. The paralogisms and antinomy arguments as 'necessary inferences of reason'
8. Reason and metaphysics in the transcendental ideal and the appendix
9. Transcendental realism and Kant's critique of speculative metaphysics
Conclusion to Part II.
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