The Gathering Of Reason (S U N Y Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy)

If you are riveted by the hermeneutical analyses that were all the rage in the '70s and '80s, or if you are interested in the history of modern philosophy, then you may well enjoy this book. The more recent publshing date led me to believe the work was current. The stale new preface and epilogue reiterate the malaise of that era. The Gatheringof REASON......Page 4 Contents......Page 10 Preface to the First edition......Page 12 Preface to the Second Edition......Page 14 Introduction......Page 20 1. THE PROBLEM OF METAPHYSICS......Page 32 2. GATHERING......Page 35 3. MODES OF GATHERING......Page 45 1. TRANSCENDENTAL ILLUSION......Page 58 2. REASON......Page 63 3. IDEAS......Page 69 4. DERIVATION OF THE IDEAS......Page 73 III. The Gathering of Reason in the Paralogisms......Page 82 (a) The Issues of Paralogism......Page 83 (b) Transcendental Apperception......Page 85 (c) Transcendental Paralogism......Page 92 (a) Substantiality......Page 100 (b) Simplicity......Page 102 (c) Personality......Page 103 (d) Ideality......Page 105 3. PROJECTIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE PARALOGISMS......Page 110 IV. The Gathering of Reason in the Antinomies......Page 116 1. THE COSMOLOGICAL IDEAS......Page 117 2. THE FOUR ANTINOMIES......Page 123 3. THE INTEREST OF REASON......Page 127 4. THE CRITICAL SOLUTION OF THE ANTINOMIES......Page 129 5. THE REGULATIVE EMPLOYMENT OF REASON......Page 135 6. FREEDOM AND NECESSITY......Page 136 7. PROJECTIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE ANTINOMIES......Page 141 V. The Gathering of Reason in the Ideal......Page 144 1. THE TRANSCENDENTAL IDEAL......Page 145 2. THE EXISTENCE OF GOD......Page 148 3. PROJECTIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE IDEAL......Page 156 1. INVERSION......Page 162 2. IMAGINATION......Page 166 3. IMAGINATION AND DIALECTICAL ILLUSION......Page 170 1. THE PLAY OF ABSENCE......Page 176 2. THE PLAY OF CRITICAL METAPHYSICS......Page 178 3. THE PLAY OF IMAGINATION......Page 185 Afterword to the Second Edition: Kant and the Greeks......Page 190 INTRODUCTION......Page 200 CHAPTER I......Page 202 CHAPTER II......Page 207 CHAPTER III......Page 208 CHAPTER V......Page 210 CHAPTER VI......Page 211 CHAPTER VII......Page 212 AFTERWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION......Page 213 E......Page 214 O......Page 215 Z......Page 216

This second edition of The Gathering of Reason expands on John Sallis's classic study of Kant's First Critique. This study examines the relation of imagination to reason and to human knowledge and action in general. Moving simultaneously at several different hermeneutical levels, Sallis carries out an interpretation of the Transcendental Dialectic of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. Although, in contrast to the Analytic, the Dialectic seldom refers explicitly to imagination, Sallis shows that the concept of reason in the Dialectic requires the complicity of imagination. Sallis demonstrates that for Kant, reason alone does not suffice for bringing before our minds the metaphysical ideas of the soul, the world, and God; rather it is through the force of imagination that these ideas are brought forth and made effective. A new preface situates the book in relation to Sallis's later work, and an extensive afterword focuses on Kant and the Greeks.

Author Biography: John Sallis is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Philosophy at The Pennsylvania State University at University Park. He has written many books, including Platonic Legacies; Interrogating the Tradition: Hermeneutics and the History of Philosophy (coedited with Charles E. Scott); and Double Truth, all published by SUNY Press.

This Second Edition Of The Gathering Of Reason Expands On John Sallis's Classic Study Of Kant's First Critique. This Study Examines The Relation Of Imagination To Reason And To Human Knowledge And Action In General. Moving Simultaneously At Several Different Hermeneutical Levels, Sallis Carries Out An Interpretation Of The Transcendental Dialectic Of Kant's Critique Of Pure Reason. Although, In Contrast To The Analytic, The Dialectic Seldom Refers Explicitly To Imagination, Sallis Shows That The Concept Of Reason In The Dialectic Requires The Complicity Of Imagination. Sallis Demonstrates That For Kant, Reason Alone Does Not Suffice For Bringing Before Our Minds The Metaphysical Ideas Of The Soul, The World, And God; Rather It Is Through The Force Of Imagination That These Ideas Are Brought Forth And Made Effective. A New Preface Situates The Book In Relation To Sallis's Later Work, And An Extensive Afterword Focuses On Kant And The Greeks.--jacket. Interpretive Horizons -- The Transcendental Dialectic -- The Gathering Of Reason In The Paralogisms -- The Gathering Of Reason In The Antinomies -- The Gathering Of Reason In The Ideal -- Reason, Imagination, Madness -- Metaphysical Security And The Play Of Imagination. John Sallis. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.