{"product_id":"the-arguments-of-kants-critique-of-pure-reason-9780739141656","title":"The Arguments of Kants Critique of Pure Reason","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are now several first-rate secondary texts on Kant's first Critique available, including Gardner's Kant and the Critique of Pure Reason and Altman's Companion to Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. But Bryan Hall's The Arguments of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason is not only every bit as excellent as these other texts, it is unique. It is a secondary text that carefully, critically, and specifically addresses, step-by-step, the arguments that Kant uses in the Critique of Pure Reason, and I think that it will be most gratefully welcomed and constantly used by generations of undergraduate philosophers and beginning graduate student philosophers to come. This is a book not only written for undergraduate students of the Critique of Pure Reason, but also in part by them. The appendix, 'Advice for the Student Reader,' written by Hall's undergraduate co-authors, is particularly engaging and helpful. I will most certainly assign this book as required reading for all my Kant courses. -- Robert Hanna, University of Colorado at Boulder\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Hall focuses on clarifying those main arguments in the Critique of Pure Reason that no undergraduate instructor can afford to ignore. The short, clearly written, chapters in the Arguments will do more to engage students than the recent, longer guidebooks and companions I have read. Reading Arguments has helped me better organize the lecture notes for my history of modern philosophy course and the seminar on Critique of Pure Reason. -- Seung-Kee Lee, Drew University\u003cbr\u003eThe book encourages students to understand Kant’s reasoning in the Critique of Pure Reason in terms of validly reconstructed arguments. This is useful in several respects. First, the reconstructed arguments at the end of each section provide a good and succinct summary of the relevant sections of the Critique of Pure Reason. Second, the reconstructed arguments help students to read Kant’s writing more closely since they will question whether the reconstructed arguments do indeed correspond to Kant’s reasoning. Finally, the book demonstrates to students why their logical skills play a central role in coming to terms with a challenging and influential text in the history of philosophy. The book is a very useful teaching tool and I recommend it to anybody who teaches a course on the Critique of Pure Reason. -- Nils Rauhut, Coastal Carolina University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Part I. The Transcendental Aesthetic Chapter 3 Chapter 1. Introduction to the Transcendental Aesthetic Chapter 4 Chapter 2. Space Chapter 5 Chapter 3. Time Chapter 6 Chapter 4. Conclusions from the Transcendental Aesthetic Part 7 Part II. The Transcendental Analytic Chapter 8 Chapter 5. Introduction to the Transcendental Analytic Chapter 9 Chapter 6. Metaphysical Deduction Chapter 10 Chapter 7. The A Transcendental Deduction Chapter 11 Chapter 8. The B Transcendental Deduction Chapter 12 Chapter 9. Schematism Chapter 13 Chapter 10. Axioms and Anticipations Chapter 14 Chapter 11. Analogies of Experience Chapter 15 Chapter 12. Postulates and Refutation of Idealism Chapter 16 Chapter 13. Conclusions from the Transcendental Analytic Part 17 Part III. The Transcendental Dialectic Chapter 18 Chapter 14. Introduction to the Transcendental Dialectic Chapter 19 Chapter 15. Paralogisms Chapter 20 Chapter 16. Antinomies Chapter 21 Chapter 17. Ideal Chapter 22 Chapter 18. Conclusions from the Transcendental Dialectic Part 23 Appendix: Advice for the Student Reader Part 24 Glossary","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037485400407,"sku":"9780739141656","price":88.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-arguments-of-kants-critique-of-pure-reason-9780739141656","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}