First published 2008
Kant embarks on an ambitious intellectual project to remake the foundations of metaphysics. He investigates how human reason operates, what it can truly know, and where it falls into error. Kant argues that certain concepts exist in our minds before we encounter experience, and these concepts make experience possible. However, he warns that we cannot use these concepts to make claims about the natural world beyond our experience. His work bridges the gap between rationalism, which places all knowledge in reason, and empiricism, which finds all knowledge in experience. Kant proposes transcendental idealism as a third path that moves beyond both schools. This edition presents Max Müller's translation revised by Marcus Weigelt for contemporary readers, with an introduction that explains Kant's central arguments and places the work in its historical context.
Genres: philosophy, non-fiction, metaphysics, academic
Vibes: intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: academic
Period: 19th-Century
708 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books Ltd