Imagination and Interpretation in Kant: The Hermeneutical Import of The Critique of Judgement

Rudolf A. Makkreel

ISBN 10: 0226502767 / ISBN 13: 9780226502762

Published by The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London, 1990

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23.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. x 187pp. Pale blue cloth in dust jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Imagination and Interpretation in Kant: The Hermeneutical Import of The Critique of Judgement
• Publisher: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226502767
• ISBN 13: 9780226502762
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
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  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

In this study of Kant's theory of imagination and its role in interpretation, Rudolf A. Makkreel argues against the commonly held notion that Kant's transcendental philosophy is incompatible with hermeneutics. The charge that Kant's foundational philosophy is inadequate to the task of interpretation can be rebutted, explains Makkreel, if one fully understands the role of imagination in his work. In identifying this role, Makkreel also re-evaluates the relationship among Kant's discussions of the feeling of life, common sense, and the purposiveness of history.

About the Author

Rudolf A. Makkreel is the Charles Howard Candler Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Emory University. He is the author of "Dilthey: Philosopher of the Human Studies" and coeditor of Dilthey s "Selected Works".