Kant's critique of pure reason : an orientation to the central theme

This fresh orientation to Kant's __Critique of Pure Reason__ presents his central theme, the development of his Transcendental Idealism, as a ground-breaking response to perceived weaknesses in his predecessors' accounts of experiential knowledge. - Traces the central theme of the Critique, the development of Kant's Transcendental Idealism. - Offers new and original readings of the central arguments in both the Transcendental Aesthetic and the Transcendental Analytic. - Appraises the success and failure of Kant's project in the __Critique__. Content: Chapter 1 Historical Prelude (pages 1–13): Chapter 2 Sensibility, Space and Time (pages 14–32): Chapter 3 Experience and Judgement: The Metaphysical Deduction (pages 33–47): Chapter 4 Understanding, Objectivity and Self?Consciousness: The Transcendental Deduction (pages 48–61): Chapter 5 The Principles of Pure Understanding (pages 62–91): Chapter 6 Cognitive Rewards: The Refutation of Idealism, the Self and Others (pages 92–109): Chapter 7 Appreciation (pages 110–128):

This searching orientation to Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason presents the central theme, the development of his Transcendental Idealism, as a response to perceived weaknesses in his predecessors’ accounts of experiential knowledge. Anthony Savile offers lucid new readings of the central arguments in both the Transcendental Aesthetic and the Transcendental Analytic, making clear the fundamental systematic components of Kant’s vision.

The book appraises the success and the failure of Kant’s overall critical project. It shows how, for all its merits and despite Kant's departure from previous ways of thinking, he was still unhappily in thrall to some of their key assumptions, and how this ultimately wrecked his attempts to institute a ‘Copernican Revolution.'

As far as possible, the author engages directly with Kant’s ideas and those of his predecessors, independently of the enormous secondary literature that surrounds the Critique.

"This searching orientation to Kant's Critique of Pure Reason presents the central theme, the development of his Transcendental Idealism, as a response to perceived weaknesses in his predecessors' accounts of experiential knowledge. Anthony Savile offers lucid new readings of the central arguments in both the Transcendental Aesthetic and the Transcendental Analytic, making clear the fundamental systematic components of Kant's vision." "The book appraises the success and the failure of Kant's overall critical project. It shows how, for all its merits and despite Kant's departure from previous ways of thinking, he was still unhappily in thrall to some of their key assumptions, and how this ultimately wrecked his attempts to institute a 'Copernican Revolution.'" "As far as possible, the author engages directly with Kant's ideas and those of his predecessors, independently of the enormous secondary literature that surrounds the Critique."--Jacket Historical Prelude -- Sensibility, Space And Time -- Experience And Judgment : The Metaphysical Deduction -- Understanding, Objectivity And Self-consciousness : The Transcendental Deduction -- The Principles Of Pure Understanding -- Cognitive Rewards : The Refutation Of Idealism, The Self And Others -- Appreciation. Anthony Savile. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [143]-144) And Index. Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, first published in 1781, is one of the glories of modern Western philosophy.