Immanuel Kant: Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics: That Will Be Able to Come Forward as Science: With Selections from the Critique of Pure Reason (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)

This new, revised edition of Kant's Prolegomena, the best introduction to the theoretical side of his philosophy, presents his thought clearly through careful attention to his original language. Also included are selections from the Critique of Pure Reason, which fill out and explicate some of Kant's central arguments (including famous sections of the Schematism and Analogies), and in which Kant himself explains his special terminology. The first reviews of the Critique, to which Kant responded in the Prolegomena, are included in this revised edition. Half-title......Page 2 Series-title......Page 3 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 Introduction......Page 10 Life and writings......Page 12 Kant’s project to reform metaphysics......Page 17 Origin and purpose of the Prolegomena......Page 20 Notes on terminology......Page 24 Structure of the work......Page 27 Evaluating the critical philosophy......Page 33 Chronology......Page 36 Further reading......Page 39 Note on texts and translation......Page 41 Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics......Page 46 Contents......Page 48 Preface......Page 50 1 On the sources of metaphysics......Page 60 2 On the type of cognition that alone can be called metaphysical......Page 61 3 Note on the general division of judgments into analytic and synthetic......Page 67 4......Page 69 5......Page 72 7......Page 77 8......Page 78 10......Page 79 11......Page 80 12......Page 81 13......Page 82 Note I......Page 83 Note II......Page 85 Note III......Page 86 14......Page 91 16......Page 92 17......Page 93 18......Page 95 19......Page 96 20......Page 97 21......Page 99 21a......Page 100 22......Page 101 23......Page 102 24......Page 103 26......Page 104 28......Page 107 29......Page 108 30......Page 109 31......Page 110 32......Page 111 34......Page 112 35......Page 113 36 How is nature itself possible?......Page 114 38......Page 117 39 Appendix to pure natural science On the system of categories......Page 119 40......Page 124 43......Page 126 44......Page 128 45 Preliminary remark to the Dialectic of Pure Reason......Page 129 46 i. Psychological ideas (Critique, pp. 341 ff.)5......Page 130 48......Page 132 49......Page 133 51......Page 135 52......Page 136 52b......Page 137 52c......Page 138 53......Page 139 55 iii. Theological idea (Critique, pp. 571 ff.)10......Page 144 56 General note to the transcendental ideas......Page 145 57 Conclusion On determining the boundary of pure reason......Page 147 58......Page 153 59......Page 156 60......Page 157 Solution to the General Question of the Prolegomena......Page 161 Appendix On What Can Be Done in Order to Make Metaphysics As Science Actual......Page 168 Selections from the Critique of Pure Reason......Page 180 Contents......Page 182 Preface to the Second Edition......Page 184 Introduction......Page 199 The Transcendental Doctrine of Elements......Page 201 The Transcendental Doctrine of Elements......Page 206 The Transcendental Dialectic......Page 237 The Transcendental Doctrine of Method......Page 240 Background Source Materials......Page 244 The Gottingen ̈ Reviewa......Page 246 The Gotha Reviewa......Page 253 Index......Page 257 Half-title 2 Series-title 3 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Acknowledgments 8 Introduction 10 Life and writings 12 Kant鈥檚 project to reform metaphysics 17 Origin and purpose of the Prolegomena 20 Notes on terminology 24 Structure of the work 27 Evaluating the critical philosophy 33 Chronology 36 Further reading 39 Note on texts and translation 41 Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics 46 Contents 48 Preface 50 Preamble on the Distinguishing Feature of All Metaphysical Cognition 60 1 On the sources of metaphysics 60 2 On the type of cognition that alone can be called metaphysical 61 3 Note on the general division of judgments into analytic and synthetic 67 General Question of the Prolegomena 69 4 69 Prolegomena General Question 72 5 72 The Main Transcendental Question First Part 77 6 77 7 77 8 78 9 79 10 79 11 80 12 81 13 82 Note I 83 Note II 85 Note III 86 The Main Transcendental Question Second Part 91 14 91 15 92 16 92 17 93 18 95 19 96 20 97 21 99 21a 100 22 101 23 102 24 103 25 104 26 104 27 107 28 107 29 108 30 109 31 110 32 111 33 112 34 112 35 113 36 How is nature itself possible? 114 37 117 38 117 39 Appendix to pure natural science On the system of categories 119 The Main Transcendental Question Third Part 124 40 124 41 126 42 126 43 126 44 128 45 Preliminary remark to the Dialectic of Pure Reason 129 46 i. Psychological ideas (Critique, pp. 341 ff.)5 130 47 132 48 132 49 133 50 ii. Cosmological ideas (Critique, pp. 405 ff.)8 135 51 135 52 136 52b 137 52c 138 53 139 54 144 55 iii. Theological idea (Critique, pp. 571 ff.)10 144 56 General note to the transcendental ideas 145 57 Conclusion On determining the boundary of pure reason 147 58 153 59 156 60 157 Solution to the General Question of the Prolegomena 161 Appendix On What Can Be Done in Order to Make Metaphysics As Science Actual 168 Selections from the Critique of Pure Reason 180 Contents 182 Preface to the Second Edition 184 Introduction 199 The Transcendental Doctrine of Elements 201 The Transcendental Doctrine of Elements 206 The Transcendental Dialectic 237 The Transcendental Doctrine of Method 240 Background Source Materials 244 The Gottingen篓 Reviewa 246 The Gotha Reviewa 253 Index 257 "Kant is the central figure of modern philosophy. He sought to rebuild philosophy from the ground up, and he succeeded in permanently changing its problems and methods. This new, revised edition of the Prolegomena, which is the best introduction to the theoretical side of his philosophy, presents his thought clearly by paying careful attention to his original language. Also included are selections from the Critique of Pure Reason, which fill out and explicate some of Kant's central arguments (including famous sections of the Schematism and Analogies), and in which Kant himself explains his special terminology. The first reviews of the Critique, to which Kant responded in the Prolegomena, are included in this revised edition. The volume is completed by a historical and philosophical introduction, explanatory notes, a chronology and a guide to further reading."--Jacket