KANT: DISPUTED QUESTIONS

by Moltke S.-Ed. Gram ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 1, 1967

Kant is the god of modern philosophy, but like all deities he's more revered than loved. To the citizens of Konigsberg, the little Prussian town Kant never left, he was the quiet, punctual bachelor professor, and they regulated their watches by him. ""Strange contrast,"" says Heine, ""between the external life of the man and his destroying, world-crushing thought!"" Fichte, Schelling, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Lotze, even Husserl did not escape the impact. Indeed both the Enlightenment and Romanticism are bridged in Kant's transcendental idealism, while his critical method extends into the modern era. The papers gathered here consider the three essential concerns of the Kritik; Kant's Transcendental Deduction, his ontology, and his logic. Those of Vaihinger, Cassirer, and Heinz Heimsoeth appear for the first time in English, a publishing event in itself, especially so since Cassirer's essay on Kantian metaphysics offers brilliant insights not only on the subject proper but also in relation to Heldegger, and is the most valuable contribution presented. Lovejoy, H. J. Paton, and Lewis White Beck are the other participants. A difficult, highly specialized volume.

Pub Date: May 1, 1967

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Publisher: Quadrangle

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1967

Categories: NONFICTION