The Cambridge Companion to Kant and Modern Philosophy (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

The philosophy of Immanuel Kant is the watershed of modern thought, which irrevocably changed the landscape of the field and prepared the way for all the significant philosophical movements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This 2006 volume, which complements The Cambridge Companion to Kant, covers every aspect of Kant's philosophy, with a particular focus on his moral and political philosophy. It also provides detailed coverage of Kant's historical context and of the enormous impact and influence that his work has had on the subsequent history of philosophy. The bibliography also offers extensive and organized coverage of both classical and recent books on Kant. This volume thus provides the broadest and deepest introduction currently available on Kant and his place in modern philosophy, making accessible the philosophical enterprise of Kant to those coming to his work for the first time. The Philosophy Of Immanuel Kant Is The Watershed Of Modern Thought, Which Irrevocably Changed The Landscape Of The Field And Prepared The Way For All The Significant Philosophical Movements Of The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries. This Volume, Which Complements The Cambridge Companion To Kant, Covers Every Aspect Of Kant's Philosophy, With A Particular Focus On His Moral And Political Philosophy. It Also Provides Detailed Coverage Of Kant's Historical Context And Of The Enormous Impact And Influence That His Work Has Had On The Subsequent History Of Philosophy. The Bibliography Also Offers Extensive And Organized Coverage Of Both Classical And Recent Books On Kant. This Volume Thus Provides The Broadest And Deepest Introduction Currently Available On Kant And His Place In Modern Philosophy, Making Accessible The Philosophical Enterprise Of Kant To Those Coming To His Work For The First Time. The Starry Heavens And The Moral Law / Paul Guyer -- A Priori / Philip Kitcher -- Kant On The Perception Of Space [and Time] / Gary Hatfield -- Kant's Philosophy Of Mathematics / Lisa Shabel -- Kant On A Priori Concepts : The Metaphysical Deduction Of The Categories / Béatrice Longuenesse -- Kant's Philosophy Of The Cognitive Mind / Patricia Kitcher -- Kant's Proofs Of Substance And Causation / Arthur Melnick -- Kant And Transcendental Arguments / Ralph C.s. Walker -- The Critique Of Metaphysics : The Structure And Fate Of Kant's Dialectic / Karl Ameriks -- Philosophy Of Natural Science / Michael Friedman -- The Supreme Principle Of Morality / Allen W. Wood -- Kant On Freedom Of The Will / Henry E. Allison -- Mine And Thine? : The Kantian State / Robert B. Pippin -- Kant On Sex And Marriage Right / Jane Kneller -- Kant's Theory Of Peace / Pauline Kleingeld -- Kant's Conception Of Virtue / Lara Denis -- Kant's Ambitions In The Third Critique / Paul Guyer -- Moral Faith And The Highest Good / Frederick C. Beiser -- Kant's Critical Philosophy And Its Reception, The First Five Years (1781-1786) / Manfred Kuehn. Edited By Paul Guyer. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 665-707) And Index.

This volume provides the broadest and deepest introduction to Kant currently available.

Library Journal

After an excellent introduction by the editor, this volume consists of 14 essays by an international panel of Kant scholars, each dealing with a different element of Kant's thought and ranging over the entire body of his work. The essays are uniformly clear and well written, though some prior experience with Kant is necessary in order for them to be fully appreciated. The publisher is to be commended for the series, which will include studies of philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Hegel, Hobbes, Nietzsche, Leibniz, and Spinoza. Recommended for all libraries supporting undergraduate programs in philosophy.-- Terry Skeats, Bishop's Univ ., Lennoxville, Quebec

Covering every aspect of Kant's philosophy, with a particular focus on his moral and political philosophy, this work presents an in-depth look at the enormous impact and influence that his work has had on the subsequent history of philosophy