Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Kant and the Critique of Pure Reason (Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks)

Kant's __Critique of Pure Reason__ is arguably the single most important work in western philosophy. The book introduces and assesses: \* Kant's life and background of the __Critique of Pure Reason__ \* the ideas and text of the __Critique of Pure Reason__ \* the continuing relevance of Kant's work to contemporary philosophy. Ideal for anyone coming to Kant's thought for the first time. This guide will be vital reading for all students of Kant in philosophy. Moving Beyond A Narrow Definition Of Economics, This Book Advances Our Knowledge Of Global Political Economy And How We Might Critically Respond To It. Two Features Of The Global Economy Increasingly Determine Everyday Lives Worldwide. The First Is Explosive Growth In Financial Markets That Shapes Business Decision-making And Public Policy-making, And The Second Is Dramatic Growth In Informal And Flexible Work Arrangements That Shapes Income-generation And Family Well-being. These Developments, Though Widely Recognized, Are Rarely Analyzed As Inextricable And Interacting Dimensions Of Globalization. Using A New Theoretical Model, Peterson Demonstrates The Interdependence Of Reproductive, Productive, And Virtual Economies, And Analyzes Inequalities Of Race, Gender, Class, And Nation As Structural Features Of Neoliberal Globalization. Presenting A Methodologically Plural, Cross-disciplinary, And Well-documented Account Of Globalization, The Author Integrates Marginalized And Disparate Features Of Globalization To Provide An Accessible Narrative From A Postcolonial Feminist Vantage Point.--jacket. Context And Objectives -- Theory Matters -- The Productive Economy -- The Reproductive Economy -- The Virtual Economy -- The Power Of Value. V. Spike Peterson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [210]-245) And Index. Moving beyond a narrow definition of economics, this pioneering book advances our knowledge of global political economy and how we might critically respond to it.V. Spike Peterson clearly shows how two key features of the global economy increasingly determine everyday lives worldwide. The first is explosive growth in financial markets that shape business decision-making and public policy-making, and the second is dramatic growth in informal and flexible work arrangements that shape income-generation and family wellbeing. These developments, though widely recognized, are rarely analyzed as inextricable and interacting dimensions of globalization. Using a new theoretical model, Peterson demonstrates the interdependence of reproductive, productive and virtual economies and analyzes inequalities of race, gender, class and nation as structural features of neoliberal globalization. Presenting a methodologically plural, cross-disciplinary and well-documented account of globalization, the author integrates marginalized and disparate features of globalization to provide an accessible narrative from a postcolonial feminist vantage point. This book rewrites global political economy by bringing disparate features of globalization into relation and providing an accessible narrative of "how we got here," "what's going on," and "what it means" from a critical vantage point In the Preface to the Critique Kant observes that, although metaphysics is meant to be 'the Queen of all the sciences' (Aviii), reason in metaphysics 'is perpetually being brought to a stand' (Bxiv). This GuideBook introduces and assesses Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, arguably the single most important work in western philosophy. It is ideal for newcomers to Kant's thought.