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Series:   Elements in the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant

Introducing Kant's Critique of Pure Reason

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2021

Paul Guyer  and
Allen Wood
Paul Guyer
Affiliation:
Brown University, Rhode Island
Allen Wood
Affiliation:
Indiana University, Bloomington

Summary

This Element surveys the place of the Critique of Pure Reason in Kant's overall philosophical project and describes and analyzes the main arguments of the work. It also surveys the developments in Kant's thought that led to the first critique, and provides an account of the genesis of the book during the 'silent decade' of its composition in the 1770s based on Kant's handwritten notes from the period.
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Kanttranscendental idealismcausationfree willGod
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Series: Elements in the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant
Online ISBN: 9781108894869
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication: 22 April 2021

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  • Paul Guyer, Brown University, Rhode Island, Allen Wood, Indiana University, Bloomington
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