The Gathering of Reason: Second Edition (SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy)

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. The Gatheringof REASON 4 Contents 10 Preface to the First edition 12 Preface to the Second Edition 14 Introduction 20 I. INTERPRETIVE HORIZONS 32 1. THE PROBLEM OF METAPHYSICS 32 2. GATHERING 35 3. MODES OF GATHERING 45 II. The transcendental dialectic 58 1. TRANSCENDENTAL ILLUSION 58 2. REASON 63 3. IDEAS 69 4. DERIVATION OF THE IDEAS 73 III. The Gathering of Reason in the Paralogisms 82 1. PARALOGISM IN GENERAL 83 (a) The Issues of Paralogism 83 (b) Transcendental Apperception 85 (c) Transcendental Paralogism 92 2. THE FOUR PARALOGISMS 100 (a) Substantiality 100 (b) Simplicity 102 (c) Personality 103 (d) Ideality 105 3. PROJECTIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE PARALOGISMS 110 IV. The Gathering of Reason in the Antinomies 116 1. THE COSMOLOGICAL IDEAS 117 2. THE FOUR ANTINOMIES 123 3. THE INTEREST OF REASON 127 4. THE CRITICAL SOLUTION OF THE ANTINOMIES 129 5. THE REGULATIVE EMPLOYMENT OF REASON 135 6. FREEDOM AND NECESSITY 136 7. PROJECTIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE ANTINOMIES 141 V. The Gathering of Reason in the Ideal 144 1. THE TRANSCENDENTAL IDEAL 145 2. THE EXISTENCE OF GOD 148 3. PROJECTIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE IDEAL 156 VI. Reason, Imagination, Madness 162 1. INVERSION 162 2. IMAGINATION 166 3. IMAGINATION AND DIALECTICAL ILLUSION 170 VII. Metaphysical Security and the Play of Imagination 176 1. THE PLAY OF ABSENCE 176 2. THE PLAY OF CRITICAL METAPHYSICS 178 3. THE PLAY OF IMAGINATION 185 Afterword to the Second Edition: Kant and the Greeks 190 notes 200 INTRODUCTION 200 CHAPTER I 202 CHAPTER II 207 CHAPTER III 208 CHAPTER IV 210 CHAPTER V 210 CHAPTER VI 211 CHAPTER VII 212 AFTERWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION 213 INDEX 214 A 214 B 214 C 214 D 214 E 214 F 215 G 215 H 215 I 215 J 215 K 215 L 215 M 215 N 215 O 215 P 216 R 216 S 216 T 216 V 216 W 216 Z 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.--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.