Kant's critique of pure reason : an introduction and interpretation by O'Shea, James R., author instant download

Kant's critique of pure reason : an introduction and interpretation by O'Shea, James R., author instant download

1 online resource, \"\"Kant's Critique of Pure Reason\"\" remains one of the landmark works of Western philosophy. Most philosophy students encounter it at some point in their studies but at nearly 700 pages of detailed and complex argument it is also a demanding and intimidating read. James O'Shea's short introduction to \"\"CPR\"\" aims to make it less so. Aimed at students coming to the book for the first time, it provides step by step analysis in clear, unambiguous prose. The conceptual problems Kant sought to resolve are outlined, and his conclusions concerning the nature of the faculty of human knowledge and possi, Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 4, 2015), Includes bibliographical references and index, Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; A brief sketch of Kant's life and the historical context; Approaching the text of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason; 1 Metaphysics and the \"Fiery Test of Critique\" ; 1.1 Rational metaphysics: the highest aims of speculative reason; 1.2 'Appearances' versus 'things in themselves': Kant's transcendental idealism ; 2 Waking from Dogmatic Slumbers: Hume and the Antinomies ; 2.1 Hume's scepticism and the problem of synthetic a priori judgments; 2.2 The Antinomies of Pure Reason, 2.3 Elusive totalities and the interests of reason: Kant's critical solution3 Space and Time as Forms of Human Sensibility ; 3.1 Space and time as pure forms of sensory intuition; 3.2 Assessing Kant's transcendental idealism concerning space and time; 3.3 The problem of aff ection and 'things in themselves'; 4 The Categories of Understanding and the Thinking Self ; 4.1 Conceptual thinking: the categories as a priori forms of understanding; 4.2 The Transcendental Deduction of the Categories; 5 One Lawful Nature ; 5.1 Applying categories to the world in the Principles of Pure Understanding, 5.2 Substance and causality, self and nature: a metaphysics of experience6…