Synopses & Reviews
The purpose of the Cambridge edition is to offer translations of the best modern German edition of Kant's work in a uniform format suitable for Kant scholars. This volume is the first to assemble in historical sequence the writings that Kant published between 1783 and 1796 to popularize, summarize, amplify and defend the doctrines of his masterwork, the Critique of Pure Reason of 1781. The best known of them, the Prolegomena, is often recommended to beginning students, but the other texts are also vintage Kant and are important sources for a fully-rounded picture of Kant's intellectual development. As with other volumes in the series there are copious linguistic notes and a glossary of key terms. The editorial introductions and explanatory notes shed light on the critical reception accorded Kant by the metaphysicians of his day and on Kant's own efforts to derail his opponents.
Synopsis
This volume is the first to assemble the writings that Kant published to popularize, summarize, amplify and defend the doctrines of his masterwork, the 1781 Critique of Pure Reason. The Prolegomena is often recommended to students, but the other texts are also important representatives of Kant's intellectual development. The series includes copious linguistic notes and a glossary of key terms. The editorial introductions and explanatory notes reveal much about the critical reception given Kant by the metaphysicians of his day as well as his own efforts to derail his opponents.
Table of Contents
1. General editors' preface Paul Guyer and Allen W. Wood; 2. General introduction Henry Allison; 3. Prolegomena to any future metaphysic that will be able to come forward as science (1783) Translated by Gary Hatfield; 4. Metaphysical foundations of natural science (1786) Translated by Michael Friedman; 5. On a discovery whereby any new critique of pure reason is to be made superfluous by an older one (1790) Translated by Henry Allison; 6. What real progress has metaphysics made in Germany since the time of Leibniz and Wolff? (1793/1804) Translated by Peter Heath; 7. On a recently prominent tone of superiority in philosophy (1796) Translated by Peter Heath; 8. Settlement of a mathematical dispute founded on misunderstanding (1796) Translated by Peter Heath; 9. Proclamation of the imminent conclusion of a treaty of perpetual peace in philosophy (1796) Translated by Peter Heath.