Kant-Studien Philosophische Zeitschrift der Kant-Gesellschaft, 91. Jahrgang, Sonderheft, 2000

This book presents the first critical evaluation of all four of Kant's antinomies of pure reason by applying the instruments of formal logic and by testing the validity of the antinomies against the criteria of modern science and natural philosophy. The author first reconstructs at length the ‘metaphysical deduction'of the transcendental and cosmological ideas of reason. Kant's doctrine of the antinomies of pure reason is then placed in the context of his theoretical philosophy, and this is followed by a philological and formal-logical analysis of the four antinomies. Using the findings of modern science and natural philosophy, the author finally presents a systematic evaluation of Kant's argumentation. In der Reihe werden herausragende monographische Untersuchungen und Sammelbände zu allen Aspekten der Philosophie Kants veröffentlicht, ebenso zum systematischen Verhältnis seiner Philosophie zu anderen philosophischen Ansätzen in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Veröffentlicht werden Studien, die einen innovativen Charakter haben und ausdrückliche Desiderate der Forschung erfüllen. Die Publikationen repräsentieren damit den aktuellsten Stand der Forschung. Although Kant sees the source of the basic concepts of our knowledge in understanding, it is unclear whether he meant our capacity for thought or the total of our epistemological powers. The author attempts clarification with an analysis of the pre-critical works and the "Critique of Pure Reason". This study interprets the transcendental constitution of knowledge and extrapolatea theses which at times are concealed in Kant's work and sometimes are even counter-cast, so that Kant argues against Kant. It also reveals aspects which have missed, or not thematized. Die Untersuchungen des vorliegenden, ersten Kapitels behandeln die Fragestellung, welchen systematischen Ort Kant der Behandlung der Weltthematik innerhalb seines Programms einer Vernunftkritik zuweist. Christian Helmut Wenzel. Originally Presented As The Author's Thesis (doctoral--wuppertal, 1999). Includes Bibliographical References (p. [200]-) And Index. Wolfgang Malzkorn. Friedrich-wilhelms-universität 1998 Includes Bibliographical References (pages 331-339) And Indexes.