Kant's Critique of Pure Reason : A Reader's Guide

James Luchte

ISBN 10: 0826493211 / ISBN 13: 9780826493217

Published by Continuum/Frederick Ungar, 2007

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New/No Jacket (39980) New hardcover. No dust jacket, as issued. Clean, tight, unmarked. Continuum's "Reader's Guides" are clear, concise and accessible introductions to classic works of philosophy. Each book explores the major themes, historical and philosophical context and key passages of a major philosophical text, guiding the reader toward a thorough understanding of often demanding material. Ideal for undergraduate students, the guides provide an essential resource for anyone who needs to get to grips with a philosophical text. "Kant's Critique of Pure Reason" is arguably the most important work of philosophy of the last two centuries. It is a classic text that is encountered by virtually every student of philosophy. As such, this is a hugely important and exciting, yet notoriously challenging, piece of philosophical writing. In "Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason': A Reader's Guide", James Luchte offers a clear and thorough account of this key philosophical work. The book offers a detailed review of the key themes and a lucid commentary that will enable readers to rapidly navigate the text. Geared towards the specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of the text as a whole, the guide explores the complex and important ideas inherent in the text and provides a cogent survey of the reception and influence of Kant's hugely important work. Seller Inventory # 39980

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Title: Kant's Critique of Pure Reason : A Reader's ...

Publisher: Continuum/Frederick Ungar

Publication Date: 2007

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: First edition.

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Synopsis:

Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason: A Reader's Guide offers a detailed reading of Kant’s magnum opus from the perspective of Continental philosophy, its history and its contemporary questions.

It provides a contextual history of Kant’s work and personal biography, together with a philosophical placement in the history of modern Continental philosophy.

The work undertakes a page by page interpretation and commentary of the entire work, and provides original research on the role of the imagination in Kant’s philosophy.

The work closes with a mapping of the influences of Kant upon subsequent philosophers and philosophical movements, including an account of the Continental/Analytic divide.

About the Author:

James Luchte is a philosopher, author, writer and poet living in Wales. His scholarly publications, all published by Bloomsbury, include Mortal Thought: Hölderlin and Philosophy, Early Greek Thought: Before the Dawn (2011), The Peacock and the Buffalo: The Poetry of Nietzsche (translator, 2010), Pythagoras and the Doctrine of Transmigration: Wandering Souls (2009), Heidegger's Early Philosophy: The Phenomenology of Ecstatic Temporality (2008), Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra: Before Sunrise (Editor, 2008) and Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (2007). He has also published dozens of articles on various topics in Philosophy and Contemporary Politics.