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Book SynopsisPresents a survey of the life and work of Immanuel Kant. This work offers an introduction to the range of Kant's philosophical thought; provides an exposition of Kant's major philosophical works, including the "Critique of Pure Reason"; and, covers topics including Kant's theory of empirical cognition and his doctrine of transcendental idealism.Trade Review"Both lively and magisterial..." Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews “Truly up-to-date overviews of Kant’s critical philosophy are rare. Allen Wood's outstanding new study is at once an intriguing philosophical interpretation of Kant for specialists and an extremely clear and helpful guide for students.” Karl Ameriks, University of Notre Dame "Allen Wood's Kant is clearly written, and it is accessible to a broad audience without making any sacrifice of precision in expounding complex philosophical doctrines. It covers all aspects of Kant’s thought and relates them, as much as is possible within the constraints of a fairly short book, to contemporary issues and concerns." Béatrice Longuenesse, New York University "Writing with both vigor and rigor, Allen Wood provides concise and insightful accounts of Kant's theory of knowledge and critique of traditional metaphysics, and of his moral and political philosophy. He also paints a distinctive picture of the historical dimension of Kant's thought: his sensitivity to the history of philosophy, but even more importantly his recognition that humankind itself has a history, and that its moral goals must be achieved through the means of history and within the limits of history." Paul Guyer, University of Pennsylvania "Wood's Kant is an exemplary introduction to Kant's Philosophy and the issues that it raises. Undergraduate students in particular will benefit greatly from it, both as preparation for reading the primary texts and as a guide to developing a philosophical engagement with them. Teachers therefore ought not to hesitate in refering students to it and in employing Wood's stimulating interpretive and evaluative points to teaching." Tom Bailey, University of Pisa, Kantian ReviewTable of ContentsPreface. Abbreviations. 1. Life and Works. 2. Synthetic A Priori Cognition. 3. The Principles of Possible Experience. 4. The Limits of Cognition and the Ideas of Reason. 5. The Transcendental Dialectic. 6. Philosophy of History. 7. Ethical Theory. 8. Theory of Taste. 9. Politics and Religion. Index.

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Book SynopsisIn this updated edition of his outstanding introduction to Kant, Paul Guyer uses Kantâs central conception of autonomy as the key to his thought.Beginning with a helpful overview of Kantâs life and times, Guyer introduces Kantâs metaphysics and epistemology, carefully explaining his arguments about the nature of space, time and experience in his most influential but difficult work, The Critique of Pure Reason. He offers an explanation and critique of Kantâs famous theory of transcendental idealism and shows how much of Kantâs philosophy is independent of this controversial doctrine.He then examines Kantâs moral philosophy, his celebrated âcategorical imperativeâ and his theories of duty, freedom of will and political rights. This section of the work has been substantially revised to clarify the relation between Kantâs conceptions of internal and external freedom. In his treatments of Kantâs aesthetics and teleology, Guyer focuses on their relation to human freedTrade Review'The synoptic organization of this second edition illuminatingly represents the systematic structure of Kant’s philosophical ideas. … Guyer’s discussion is careful and thorough, situating detailed consideration of elements and arguments in the context of Kant’s thought as a whole, as well as its intellectual background. … [N]o text will provide a better or more helpful survey of Kant's achievement for advanced students or academic professionals. Summing Up: Highly recommended.' - Roman P. Bonzon, CHOICEPraise for the first edition:'This is the clearest, most comprehensive book on Kant’s "critical philosophy" written in English… Guyer’s book is clearly written and keeps enough distance from Kant’s texts to be helpful to nonspecialists; it also stays close enough to be nuanced and valuable even for Kant specialists.' - A.N. Bunch, CHOICE'Kant is an absolutely first-rate general introduction to Kant's Critical Philosophy. Paul Guyer's interpretations are extremely well-supported, carefully and crisply argued, and highly insightful.' - Robert Hanna, University of Colorado, USA'An impressive overview of the various strands of Kant’s philosophy. With great skill Guyer manages to compress Kant’s critical thought into a few hundred pages. This book will provide an excellent introduction to Kant’s thought.' - Philip Stratton-Lake, University of Reading, UK'That Guyer is able to cover this much material, clearly and without oversimplification, in a single, reasonably sized volume represents a unique accomplishment, which should prove to be extremely useful to a broad audience.' - Eric Watkins, University of California, San Diego, USATable of Contents1. A Life in Work 2. Kant’s Copernican Revolution 3. The Critique of Metaphysics 4. Building upon the Foundations of Knowledge 5. Laws of Freedom: The Foundations of Kant’s Moral Philosophy 6. Freedom, Immortality, and God: The Presuppositions of Morality 7. Kant’s System of Duties I: The Duties of Virtue 8. Kant’s System of Duties II: Duties of Right 9. The Beautiful, the Sublime, and the Morally Good 10. Freedom and Nature: Kant’s Revision of Traditional Teleology 11. A History of Freedom? Index

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Book SynopsisThis lucid survey takes readers on a thought--provoking tour through the life and work of Immanuel Kant. * Offers an excellent introduction to the broad range of Kant's philosophical thought. * Provides an exposition of Kant's major philosophical works, including the Critique of Pure Reason.Trade Review"Both lively and magisterial..." Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews “Truly up-to-date overviews of Kant’s critical philosophy are rare. Allen Wood's outstanding new study is at once an intriguing philosophical interpretation of Kant for specialists and an extremely clear and helpful guide for students.” Karl Ameriks, University of Notre Dame "Allen Wood's Kant is clearly written, and it is accessible to a broad audience without making any sacrifice of precision in expounding complex philosophical doctrines. It covers all aspects of Kant’s thought and relates them, as much as is possible within the constraints of a fairly short book, to contemporary issues and concerns." Béatrice Longuenesse, New York University "Writing with both vigor and rigor, Allen Wood provides concise and insightful accounts of Kant's theory of knowledge and critique of traditional metaphysics, and of his moral and political philosophy. He also paints a distinctive picture of the historical dimension of Kant's thought: his sensitivity to the history of philosophy, but even more importantly his recognition that humankind itself has a history, and that its moral goals must be achieved through the means of history and within the limits of history." Paul Guyer, University of Pennsylvania "Wood's Kant is an exemplary introduction to Kant's Philosophy and the issues that it raises. Undergraduate students in particular will benefit greatly from it, both as preparation for reading the primary texts and as a guide to developing a philosophical engagement with them. Teachers therefore ought not to hesitate in refering students to it and in employing Wood's stimulating interpretive and evaluative points to teaching." Tom Bailey, University of Pisa, Kantian ReviewTable of ContentsPreface. Abbreviations. 1. Life and Works. 2. Synthetic A Priori Cognition. 3. The Principles of Possible Experience. 4. The Limits of Cognition and the Ideas of Reason. 5. The Transcendental Dialectic. 6. Philosophy of History. 7. Ethical Theory. 8. Theory of Taste. 9. Politics and Religion. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis masterful work on Kant''s Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason explores Kant''s treatment of the Idea of God, his views concerning evil, and the moral grounds for faith in God. Kant and Religion works to deepen our understanding of religion''s place and meaning within the history of human culture, touching on Kant''s philosophical stance regarding theoretical, moral, political, and religious matters. Wood''s breadth of knowledge of Kant''s corpus, philosophical sharpness, and depth of reflection sheds light not only on Kant, but also on the fate of religion and its relation to philosophy in the modern world.Trade Review'In this penetrating study, Wood argues that Kant affirms neither traditional theism nor atheism. Rather, Kant interprets the central ideas of Christianity as invaluable symbols of the foundation of morality: that human beings are radically free, that because of their freedom they are capable of evil, but are equally free to undertake a lifelong 'change of heart,' working unremittingly to put morality ahead of self-love. Wood has written a masterpiece.' Paul Guyer, Brown University'Very few scholars are able to write the definitive work in a subject area when they are in their 20's. Even fewer have the chance to do it again 50 years later. This book shows us where the author's views have changed and evolved since Kant's Moral Religion (1970), and also – as importantly – where they have stayed the same. Like their namesake, Kantians tend to age well; this book is vintage Allen Wood.' Andrew Chignell, Princeton University'Kant and Religion, by its topic's foremost living scholar, presents the upshot of Wood's half a century of ground-breaking research on Kant's engagement with religion, not merely as a topic in metaphysics, but as a major factor in the social and individual dimensions of a moral life. Organized around Kant's Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason, this book deals insightfully with all three of Kant's Critiques and the major ethical works of his final years. This lively, accessible book combines Wood's engaging passion for his subject with carefully balanced judgment.' Robert Merrihew Adams, Rutgers University'… an original and exciting contribution to the literature on Kant's understanding of religion.' Jacqueline Mariña, Journal of the History of Philosophy'Wood's writing is … snappy, self-assured, and entertainingly bold …' Jessica Tizzard, Journal of the American Academy of ReligionTable of Contents1. Religion and reason; 2. Moral faith in God; 3. The radical evil in human nature; 4. The change of heart; 5. The son of God; 6. Grace and salvation; 7. The ethical community and the Church; 8. Freedom of conscience; Concluding remarks.

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Book SynopsisThis masterful work on Kant''s Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason explores Kant''s treatment of the Idea of God, his views concerning evil, and the moral grounds for faith in God. Kant and Religion works to deepen our understanding of religion''s place and meaning within the history of human culture, touching on Kant''s philosophical stance regarding theoretical, moral, political, and religious matters. Wood''s breadth of knowledge of Kant''s corpus, philosophical sharpness, and depth of reflection sheds light not only on Kant, but also on the fate of religion and its relation to philosophy in the modern world.Trade Review'In this penetrating study, Wood argues that Kant affirms neither traditional theism nor atheism. Rather, Kant interprets the central ideas of Christianity as invaluable symbols of the foundation of morality: that human beings are radically free, that because of their freedom they are capable of evil, but are equally free to undertake a lifelong 'change of heart,' working unremittingly to put morality ahead of self-love. Wood has written a masterpiece.' Paul Guyer, Brown University'Very few scholars are able to write the definitive work in a subject area when they are in their 20's. Even fewer have the chance to do it again 50 years later. This book shows us where the author's views have changed and evolved since Kant's Moral Religion (1970), and also – as importantly – where they have stayed the same. Like their namesake, Kantians tend to age well; this book is vintage Allen Wood.' Andrew Chignell, Princeton University'Kant and Religion, by its topic's foremost living scholar, presents the upshot of Wood's half a century of ground-breaking research on Kant's engagement with religion, not merely as a topic in metaphysics, but as a major factor in the social and individual dimensions of a moral life. Organized around Kant's Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason, this book deals insightfully with all three of Kant's Critiques and the major ethical works of his final years. This lively, accessible book combines Wood's engaging passion for his subject with carefully balanced judgment.' Robert Merrihew Adams, Rutgers University'… an original and exciting contribution to the literature on Kant's understanding of religion.' Jacqueline Mariña, Journal of the History of Philosophy'Wood's writing is … snappy, self-assured, and entertainingly bold …' Jessica Tizzard, Journal of the American Academy of ReligionTable of Contents1. Religion and reason; 2. Moral faith in God; 3. The radical evil in human nature; 4. The change of heart; 5. The son of God; 6. Grace and salvation; 7. The ethical community and the Church; 8. Freedom of conscience; Concluding remarks.

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Book SynopsisFreedom after Kant situates Kant's concept of freedom in relation to leading philosophers of the period to trace a detailed history of philosophical thinking on freedom from the 18th to the 20th century. Beginning with German Idealism, the volume presents Kant's writings on freedom and their reception by contemporaries, successors, followers and critics. From exchanges of philosophical ideas on freedom between Kant and his contemporaries, Reinhold and Fichte, through to Kant's ideas on rational self-determination in Hegel and Schelling, we see Kant's original arguments transformed through concepts of autonomy, freedom and absolutes. The political aspect of Kant's freedom finds further articulation in chapters on Marx and Mill who developed their own notions of political freedom after Kant. Revealing how Kant's concept of freedom shaped the history of philosophy in the broadest sense, contributors chart the development of an ethics of freedom in the 20th century which brings KaTrade ReviewThe essays in this collection trace the emergence and expression of Kant’s own conception of freedom, its criticism and appropriation by his contemporaries, and its lasting influence on European philosophy. They are of uniformly high quality, and make important contributions to our understanding of this essential idea. * Timothy L. Brownlee, Professor of Philosophy, Xavier University, USA *This outstanding collection of essays examines the rich legacy of Kant’s conception of freedom in an impressive range of thinkers, from the German Idealists to Sartre, de Beauvoir and Murdoch. It is a very welcome contribution to the important ongoing debate about freedom, normativity and our relations to others. * Stephen Houlgate, Professor of Philosophy, University of Warwick, UK *This collection of exceptional essays on responses to Kant in his immediate successors, in German idealism, and in utilitarianism, pragmatism, and existentialism, focused on the issues of freedom, normativity, and their relations, is a major step in the neglected study of the influence of Kant's moral philosophy between his time and our own. * Paul Guyer, Jonathan Nelson Professor of Humanities and Philosophy, Brown University, USA *This important volume brings together essays from expert and emerging scholars around an enduring philosophical question: how should we understand freedom in the wake of Kant’s groundbreaking contributions to the topic? Taking up questions surrounding the relation between freedom and normativity from Kant and post-Kantian philosophy to existentialism and beyond, this collection is a valuable resource for students and scholars interested in thinking through the problem of freedom in a post-Enlightenment world. * Karen Ng, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, USA *This is a timely book offering new perspectives on freedom after Kant. The book is particularly remarkable for its range (from Kant and the post-Kantians to existentialist thinkers) and for the diversity of its contributors (authorities in their field but also younger scholars). I learned a lot from reading it. * Béatrice Han-Pile, Professor of Philosophy, University of Essex, UK *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction, Joe Saunders (Durham University, UK) PART I. The 18th Century: Kant and his Contemporaries; Freedom and Normativity 1. Freedom, Radical Evil and Ought Implies Can: A Problem for Kant, Robert Stern (University of Sheffield, UK) 2. Reinhold on Free Will and Moral Obligation: A Kantian Response, Jochen Bojanowski (University of Illinois, USA) 3. Kant and the Fate of Freedom: 1788-1800, Owen Ware (University of Toronto, Canada) 4. Fichte on Self-Sufficiency and Teleology, Gabriel Gottlieb (Xavier University, USA) PART II. The 19th Century: The post-Kantians, Idealists and Pragmatists; Nature, Politics and Experience 5. The Feeling of Freedom: Schelling on the Role of Freedom in Grasping Nature, Dalia Nassar (University of Sydney, Australia) 6. Is Autonomy sufficient for Freedom?, Charlotte Alderwick (University of the West of England Bristol, UK) 7. Freedom and Hegel’s Theory of the State, Christoph Schuringa (New College of the Humanities, UK) 8. ‘In and Through their Association’: Freedom and Communism in Marx, Jan Kandiyali (LSE, UK) and Andrew Chitty (University of Sussex, UK) 9. Mill on Freedom, Normativity, and Spontaneity, Christopher Macleod (University of Lancaster, UK) 10. Practical Grounds for Freedom: Kant and James on Freedom, Experience, and an Open Future, Joe Saunders (Durham University, UK) and Neil Williams (University of Roehampton, UK) PART III. The 20th Century: New Developments: Freedom, The Self, and Others 11. Levinas and “Finite Freedom”, James Lewis (University of Birmingham, UK) and Simon Thornton (University of Sheffield, UK): 12. Rethinking Existentialism: From Radical Freedom to Sedimentation, Jon Webber (University of Cardiff, UK) 13. ‘Murdoch on Freedom’, Ana Barandalla (The Aga Khan University) Index

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Book SynopsisImmanuel Kant is among the most pivotal thinkers in the history of philosophy. His transcendental idealism claims to overcome the skepticism of David Hume, resolve the impasse between empiricism and rationalism, and establish the reality of human freedom and moral agency. A thorough understanding of Kant is indispensable to any philosopher today. The significance of Kant's thought is matched by its complexity. His revolutionary ideas are systematically interconnected and he presents them using a forbidding technical vocabulary. A careful investigation of the key concepts that structure Kant's work is essential to the comprehension of his philosophical project. This book provides an accessible introduction to Kant by explaining each of the key concepts of his philosophy. The book is organized into three parts, which correspond to the main areas of Kant's transcendental idealism: Theoretical Philosophy; Practical Philosophy; and, Aesthetics, Teleology, and Religion. Each chapter presents an overview of a particular topic, while the whole provides a clear and comprehensive account of Kant's philosophical system.Table of Contents1. Introduction, Will Dudley & Kristina Engelhard Part I Theoretical Philosophy 2. Critique: knowledge, metaphysics, Gunter Zoller 3. Sensibility: space and time, transcendental idealism, Emily Carson 4. Understanding: judgments, categories, schemata, Dietmar Heidemann 5. Reason: syllogisms, ideas, antinomies, Michelle Grier Part II Practical Philosophy 6. Freedom: will, autonomy, Paul Guyer 7. Practical Reason: categorical imperative, maxims, laws, Ken Westphal 8. Moral Obligation: rights, duties, virtues, Georg Mohr & Ulli Ruhl 9. Political Obligation: republicanism, league of nations, perpetual peace, Katrin Flikschuh Part III Aesthetics, Teleology, Religion 10. Beauty: subjective purposiveness, Kirk Pillow 11. Organism: objective purposiveness, John Zammito 12. Nature and History: ultimate and final purpose, Stephen Houlgate 13. Rational Faith: God and immortality, Patrick Frierson Chronology of Life & Works

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Book SynopsisThis Companion provides an authoritative survey of the whole range of Kant's work, giving readers an idea of its immense scope, its extraordinary achievement, and its continuing ability to generate philosophical interest. Written by an international cast of scholars Covers all the major works of the critical philosophy, as well as the pre-critical works Subjects covered range from mathematics and philosophy of science, through epistemology and metaphysics, to moral and political philosophy Trade Review“A Companion to Kant is the most recent (2010) and by far the best anthology on Kant's works. In it, Graham Bird brings together a remarkable set of essays by prominent scholars in Kant studies … .Many (if not most) essays … offer significant contributions to Kant scholarship. The2010Companion to Kant is bound to become indispensible for those who teach and for those who study Kant's philosophy (on both graduate and undergraduate levels). Its contributions remain lucid without watering Kant down; they are comprehensive without staying merely on the surface of the issues they discuss; they contain original work on Kant without skewing the interpretations of Kant toward one-sidedness; and jointly they thematically expand our knowledge and out understanding of Kant's corpus and of Kant's place within the intellectual tradition of Western philosophy.” (Metapsychology, June 2010) “This collection is what one hopes for in a ‘companion’ volume. It contains 33 essays by prominent scholars, all of whom have made substantial contributions to Kant studies. Given the essays’ brevity…they manage to achieve surprising depth, and they will help any advanced student to get oriented in Kant’s thought.” (Choice) Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors viii Acknowledgments xii References to Kant’s Works xiii General Introduction 1 Graham Bird 1 Kant’s Life and Works 10 Allen W. Wood Part I: Pre-Critical Issues 31 2 Kant’s Early Dynamics 33 Martin Schönfeld 3 Kant’s Early Cosmology 47 Martin Schönfeld 4 Kant’s Laboratory of Ideas in the 1770s 63 Alison Laywine 5 Kant’s Debt to Leibniz 79 Predrag Cicovacki 6 Kant’s Debt to the British Empiricists 93 Wayne Waxman Part II: Critique of Pure Reason 109 7 Kant’s Transcendental Idealism 111 Henry E. Allison 8 Kant’s Analytic Apparatus 125 Graham Bird 9 Kant’s Transcendental Aesthetic 140 Lorne Falkenstein 10 Kant’s Metaphysical and Transcendental Deductions 154 Derk Pereboom 11 The Second Analogy 169 Arthur Melnick 12 Kant’s Refutation of Problematic Idealism: Kantian Arguments and Kant’s Arguments against Skepticism 182 Wolfgang Carl 13 The Logic of Illusion and the Antinomies 192 Michelle Grier 14 The Critique of Rational Psychology 207 Udo Thiel 15 Kant’s Philosophy of Mathematics 222 Gordon Brittan 16 Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science 236 Michael Friedman Part III: The Moral Philosophy: Pure and Applied 249 Introduction 251 Graham Bird 17 The Primacy of Practical Reason 259 Sebastian Gardner 18 Kant’s Critical Account of Freedom 275 Andrews Reath 19 Kant’s Formulations of the Moral Law 291 Allen W. Wood 20 Deriving the Formula of Universal Law 308 Samuel J. Kerstein 21 Moral Motivation in Kant 322 Philip Stratton-Lake 22 Moral Paragons and the Metaphysics of Morals 335 Marcia Baron 23 Applying Kant’s Ethics: The Role of Anthropology 350 Robert B. Louden 24 Liberty, Equality, and Independence: Core Concepts in Kant’s Political Philosophy 364 Howard Williams 25 Reason and Nature: Kant’s Teleological Argument in Perpetual Peace 383 Katrin Flikschuh Part IV: The Critique of the Power of Judgment 397 Introduction 399 Graham Bird 26 The Demands of Systematicity: Rational Judgment and the Structure of Nature 408 Paul Abela 27 Bridging the Gulf: Kant’s Project in the Third Critique 423 Paul Guyer 28 Kant’s Aesthetic Theory 441 Anthony Savile 29 Kant’s Biological Teleology and its Philosophical Significance 455 Hannah Ginsborg Part V: Kant’s Influence 471 30 Hegel’s Critique of Kant: An Overview 473 Sally Sedgwick 31 The Neglected Alternative: Trendelenburg, Fischer, and Kant 486 Graham Bird 32 Phenomenological Interpretations of Kant in Husserl and Heidegger 500 Paul Gorner 33 Conceptual Connections: Kant and the Twentieth-Century Analytic Tradition 513 James O’Shea Index 527

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Book SynopsisThis volume investigates Kant's conception of what a human being is and how a human being can act autonomously. Scholars explore fundamental topics such as freedom, autonomy, and personhood from both practical and theoretical perspectives, and consider their importance within Kant's wider system of philosophy.Table of ContentsIntroduction Eric Watkins; Part I. Autonomy: 1. The unconditioned goodness of the good will Eric Watkins; 2. Universal law Allen Wood; 3. Understanding autonomy: form and content of practical knowledge Stephen Engstrom; 4. The principle of autonomy in Kant's moral theory: its rise and fall Pauline Kleingeld; Part II. Freedom: 5. Evil and practical reason Lucy Allais; 6. Freedom as a postulate Marcus Willaschek; 7. Kant's struggle for freedom: freedom of will in Kant and Reinhold Paul Guyer; 8. The practice of self-consciousness: Kant on nature, freedom, and morality Dieter Sturma; Part III. Persons: 9. Kant's multiple concepts of person Béatrice Longuenesse; 10. We are not alone: a place for animals in Kant's ethics Barbara Herman; 11. The dynamism of reason in Kant and Hegel Robert Pippin; Part IV. Conclusion: 12. Once again: the end of all things Karl Ameriks.

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Book SynopsisExamines Immanuel Kant's understanding of rhetoric. Argues that the general thesis that Kant disparaged rhetoric is untenable, and that communicative practices play an important role in his account of how we become better humans and create morally cultivating communities.Trade Review“A much-needed and important contribution to the field of Kantian studies. It expands the field of ‘impure ethics’ in new directions and will trigger renewed interest in this neglected dimension of ‘moral anthropology.’”—Pablo Muchnik Kant-Studien“It is a rare and significant accomplishment to discuss Kant’s philosophy in a way that gives voice to the inherent energy and abiding relevance of his thinking, and Stroud’s book realizes this goal in an exemplary way. Indeed, his reconstruction of Kantian rhetoric offers an image of communication that we would do well to promote in today’s world—a form of communication that stresses the necessity of respect for others without rejecting the possibility and meaning of critical discourse and rational debate.”—Samuel Stoner Kantian Review“For those engaged in the old debate between so-called philosophy and so-called rhetoric, this text is invaluable for de-villaining a long-time straw man, but anyone interested in the issues of universalism and pragmatism will find a useful model in Stroud’s work.”—Mary Hedengren Rhetoric Review“Stroud’s work occupies a unique place; no student of rhetoric has delved so deeply into Kant’s corpus or advanced so sympathetic an interpretation of ‘Kantian rhetoric.’”—John Poulakos Kant Studies Online“Scott Stroud’s Kant and the Promise of Rhetoric is a new classic in the history of rhetoric. . . . [W]e need authors like Stroud at the core of the field, questioning the norms of criticism and practice, carefully arguing from historical texts, and challenging us to a higher moral project of criticism and practice.”—Brandon Inabinet Advances in the History of Rhetoric“A thoughtful and important contribution. This scholarly work is worth purchasing, reading, citing, and using in the classroom.”—Ronald C. Arnett Rhetoric & Public Affairs“Kant’s work has rarely been an object of analysis or concern for rhetorical scholars or for the field of communication studies. We have, perhaps unfortunately, assumed that the story of Kant’s dismissal of rhetoric was accurate. This book certainly demolishes that naïve interpretation of Kant.”—Robert Danisch The Quarterly Journal of Speech“Stroud’s study is an extremely valuable approach to a far-reaching topic.”—Lars Leeten International Journal of Philosophical Studies“Scott Stroud brings unparalleled knowledge of communication theory to the study of Kant's moral philosophy. His book thus makes a unique contribution to recent work on Kant's conception of morality in real life, enriching our understanding of the moral education of children and the moral support that adults can give one another.”—Paul Guyer,Brown University“Against the long-standing interpretation of Kant as dismissive of rhetoric, Scott Stroud offers a close reading of Kantian texts on aesthetics, religion, and education. He discloses a thinker deeply concerned with the value and use of communicative action capable of engaging moral differences. In this extension of his earlier Deweyan reflections on the nature of rhetorical experience, Stroud engages Kant’s educative discourse of aesthetics, religion, and morality with an intriguing and important rhetorical sensitivity. Kant and the Promise of Rhetoric thus offers us a Kant relevant to formulating a notion of communication that embraces certain types of rhetoric and is important for the formation of an ideal human community.”—Gerard A. Hauser,University of Colorado Boulder“Scott Stroud’s groundbreaking study accomplishes a dual feat: it makes Kant genuinely useful to the rhetorical arts, where he has long been regarded as an outcast, and it demonstrates the much-neglected relevance of rhetoric to Kant’s philosophical project. This book is essential reading not only for Kant scholars, but for all who seek to use words not merely to persuade but to educate.”—Stephen Palmquist,Hong Kong Baptist University“Kant's dismissal of rhetoric and the resulting dismissal of Kant by scholars of rhetoric is a legacy that has influenced American scholars for decades. Finally, Scott Stroud breaks the deadlock with an imaginative and well-argued engagement with Kant that deploys a nuanced understanding of rhetoric—and of Kant. Regardless of whether readers agree with Stroud, he provides a reading of Kant and rhetoric that any scholar deeply interested in the relationship of rhetoric and philosophy must engage.”—Edward Schiappa MIT“Ever since he called rhetoric an art for ‘deceiving by beautiful show,’ Kant has been one of rhetoricians’ favorite punching bags, second only to Plato. Scott Stroud’s ambitious book calls off the fight. Representing less a counterpunch than an embrace, Kant and the Promise of Rhetoric shows how Kant and rhetoricians are actually fighting for the same cause—namely, for the creation of an ethical, cosmopolitan democratic community that seeks to enlighten rather than degrade, unify rather than divide, and reason rather than react. Perfectionist in tendency, this book represents a challenge to all utilitarian conceptions of rhetoric that treat an audience as a mere means to an end, establishing in their place a Kantian moral standard that treats the other as the self. Here, finally, is a Kant who speaks our language.”—Nathan Crick,Texas A&M University“An important, ground-breaking study on Kant’s apparently confusing take on rhetoric.”—G. L. Ercolini Philosophy and RhetoricTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Kant and Rhetoric? 1. Tracing the Sources of Kant’s Apparent Animosity to Rhetoric 2. Kant on Beauty, Art, and Rhetoric 3. Freedom, Coercion, and the Search for the Ideal Community 4. Pedagogical Educative Rhetoric: Education, Rhetoric, and the Use of Example5. Religious Educative Rhetoric: Religion and Ritual as Rhetorical Means of Moral Cultivation 6. Critical Educative Rhetoric: Kant and the Demands of Critical CommunicationConclusion: Rhetorical Experience and the Promise of Rhetorical Practice NotesBibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe essays in this volume provide new readings of Kantâs account of human nature.Despite the relevance of human nature to Kantâs philosophy, little attention has been paid to the fact that the question about human nature originally pertains to pure reason. The chapters in this volume show that Kantâs point is not to state once and for all what the human being actually is, but to unite pure reasonâs efforts within a unitary teleological perspective. The question about human nature is the cornerstone of reasonâs unity in its different activities and domains. Kantâs question about human nature goes beyond our empirical inquiries to show that the notion of humanity represents the point of convergence and unity of pure reasonâs most fundamental interests.Kant on Freedom and Human Nature will appeal to scholars and advanced students working on Kantâs philosophy.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Human Freedom and Human Nature Luigi Filieri and Sofie Møller Part 1: The Legislation of the Realm of Freedom 1. Freedom Within Nature Allen Wood 2. Kant’s Answer to the Question “What Is the Human Being?” Marcus Willaschek 3. What Is Humanity? Sofie Møller 4. Maximizing Freedom? Paul Guyer on the Value of Freedom and Reason in Kant Heiner F. Klemme 5. Putting Freedom First: Some Reflections on Paul Guyer's Interpretation of Kant's Moral Theory Herlinde Pauer-Studer Part 2: The Legislation of the Realm of Nature 6. Kant on the Exhibition (Darstellung) of Infinite Magnitudes Rolf-Peter Horstmann 7. The Problem of Intersubjectivity in Kant's Critical Philosophy Konstantin Pollok 8. Kant on Conviction and Persuasion Gabriele Gava Part 3: Bridging the Gulf between the Realms of Nature and Freedom 9. Why is There Something, Rather than Nothing? Kant on the Final End of Creation Reed Winegar 10. Kant’s Philosophy of History, as Response to Existential Despair Rachel Zuckert 11. Mendelssohn and Kant on Human Progress: A Neo-Stoic Debate Melissa Merritt 12. Aesthetic Subjectivity in Ugly Matters: A Comparison Between Kant and Mendelssohn Anne Pollok Postscript: Kant on Freedom and Human Nature: Responses Paul Guyer

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Book SynopsisThis is a book about Kant's views on causality as understood in their proper historical context. Eric Watkins argues that a grasp of Leibnizian and anti-Leibnizian thought in eighteenth-century Germany helps one to see how the Critical Kant argued for causal principles that have both metaphysical and epistemological elements.Trade Review'… an interesting and important work, which could be one of the two or three most significant works on Kant's theoretical philosophy to be published in the last decade.' Paul Guyer, University of PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Causality in Context: 1. Pre-established harmony versus physical influx; 2. Kant's pre-critical theory of causality; Part II. Causality in the Critical Period: 3. Kant's second and third analogies of experience; 4. Kant's model of causality; Part III. Causality and Consequences: 5. The metaphysics of freedom; 6. Kant's reply to Hume: historical and contemporary considerations.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the significance of Kant's political philosophy in the context of contemporary philosophical and political debates. In the last few decades, Kantian specialists have increasingly manifested a purely exegetic and philological interest in Kant's oeuvre, while contemporary philosophers and scientists tend to use Kant with scant hermeneutical care, thus misrepresenting or misunderstanding his positions. This volume countervails these tendencies by focusing more on specific themes of contemporary relevance in Kant's writings. It looks to Kant's political thought for insight on tackling issues such as freedom of speech, democracy and populism, intergenerational justice, economic inequality, money, poverty, international justice and gender/feminism.Featuring readings by well-known Kant specialists and emerging scholars with unorthodox approaches to Kant's philosophy, the volume fills a significant gap in the existing scholarship on the philosopher and his works. ITable of ContentsIntroductionLuigi Caranti and Alessandro Pinzani1. The practice of sovereignty: Kant on the duties of national and international citizenshipPaul Guyer2. Kant via Rousseau against democracyLuigi Caranti3. A Kantian idea of intergenerational justiceJoel T. Klein4. Taking economic inequality seriously: Kantian viewsNunzio Alì and Alessandro Pinzani5. ‘Money, money, money …’: some reflections on Kant and moneyThomas Mertens6. Kant on social suffering: vulnerability as moral and legal valueNuria Sánchez Madrid7. Transnationalism and popular sovereigntyMacarena Marey8. Autonomy and practical reason in Kant and the feminist criticisms by Benhabib and AllenMonique Huslhof

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Book SynopsisThe philosophy of Kant is the watershed moment of modern thought, irrevocably changing the landscape of the field and preparing the way for all the significant philosophical movements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This 2006 volume provides the broadest and deepest introduction currently available on Kant and modern philosophy.Trade Review"For its comprehensiveness and quality, this volume should find a place in the library of every historian." --Scott Stapleford, University of Witwatersrand: Philosophy in ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction: the starry heavens and the moral law Paul Guyer; 1. 'A priori' Philip Kitcher; 2. Kant on the perception of space (and time) Gary Hatfield; 3. Kant's philosophy of mathematics Lisa Shabel; 4. Kant on a priori concepts: the metaphysical deduction of the categories Beatrice Longuenesse; 5. Kant's philosophy of cognitive mind Patricia Kitcher; 6. Kant's proofs of substance and causation Arthur Melnick; 7. Kant and transcendental arguments Ralph C. S. Walker; 8. The critique of metaphysics: the structure and fate of Kant's dialectic Karl Ameriks; 9. Philosophy of natural science Michael Friedman; 10. The supreme principle of morality Allen W. Wood; 11. Kant on freedom of the will Henry E. Allison; 12. Mine and thine? The Kantian state Robert B. Pippin; 13. Kant on sex and marriage right Jane Kneller; 14. Kant's theory of peace Pauline Kleingeld; 15. Kant's conception of virtue Lara Denis; 16. Kant's ambitions in the third Critique Paul Guyer; 17. Moral faith and the highest food Frederick C. Beiser; 18. Kant's critical philosophy and its reception - the first five years (1781–6) Manfred Kuehn.

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Book SynopsisThis volume contains the first facing-page German-English edition of Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals. It presents an authentic edition of the German text and a carefully revised version of Mary Gregor's acclaimed English translation, as well as editorial notes and a full bilingual index.Trade Review'It has taken more than two centuries, but at last we have a bilingual edition of the most important work in modern moral philosophy. On the left is the most authentic and accurate edition of Kant's original text currently available; on the right is a respectfully revised version of Mary Gregor's canonical translation of the Groundwork that makes her fine work even more precise. This is by far the best edition of the Groundwork for English-speaking students and scholars that has ever been produced.' Paul Guyer, University of Pennsylvania'Anybody studying Kant's celebrated Groundwork will want to use Jens Timmermann's new facing-page edition. The constant need to refer to and fro between text and translation, with differing pagination and conventions, is over. Here we have German and English on facing pages and high reliability and fluency in the translation.' Onora O'Neill, University of Cambridge'Jens Timmermann's idea and effort to provide a German-English edition of Kant's Groundwork cannot be applauded enough. Just as those who in principle can read Latin will be grateful to have a translation at hand that will help them through the text, readers of Kant's Groundwork will be grateful to be provided an edition that allows them to compare the original text on the left side with its translation on the right, line by line … it is to be hoped that this book finds many readers, both in introductory and advanced classes. Bilingual editions are a very important enterprise, and Timmermann deserves the highest praise for introducing such an edition for English-speaking Kant research.' Archiv für Geschichte der PhilosophieTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introductory note: text and translation; Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals: Vorrede Preface; Erster Abschnitt First section; Zweyter Abschnitt Second section; Dritter Abschnitt Third section; Editorial notes; Index.

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Trade ReviewSelected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2018“A new generation of Kant scholars is on the rise, and this beautifully printed and consummately edited scholarly collection announces their ascendancy with distinctive fanfare. … The essays are extremely readable, impeccably annotated, and abundantly resourceful, so they will be useful both for novice readers finding their way through Kant’s notoriously difficult thicket of concepts and for established scholars seeking reference points sure to spark renewed debate. … Researchers in particular will find this book a critical touchstone.” (J. G. Moore, Choice, Vol. 55 (12), August, 2018)Table of ContentsContents Series Editor’s Preface Preface Notes on Contributors Note on Sources and Key to Abbreviations Introduction: Kant the Revolutionary: Matthew C. Altman Part I. Biographical and Historical Background 1. Kant’s Life: Steve Naragon 2. Kant and His Philosophical Context: The Reception and Critical Transformation of the Leibnizian-Wolffian Philosophy: Manuel Sánchez-Rodríguez Part II. Metaphysics and Epistemology 3. Transcendental Idealism: What and Why?: Paul Guyer 4. Noumenal Ignorance: Why, for Kant, Can’t We Know Things in Themselves?: Alejandro Naranjo Sandoval and Andrew Chignell 5. Kant’s Concept of Cognition and the Key to the Whole Secret of Metaphysics: Chong-Fuk Lau 6. Apperception, Self-Consciousness, and Self-Knowledge in Kant: Dennis Schulting Part III. Logic 7. The Place of Logic within Kant’s Philosophy: Clinton Tolley Part IV. Relation between Theoretical and Practical Reason 8. The Primacy of Practical Reason: Ralph C. S. Walker 9. A Practical Account of Kantian Freedom: Matthew C. Altman 10. Moral Skepticism and the Critique of Practical Reason: David Zapero Part V. Ethics 11. How a Kantian Decides What to Do: Allen W. Wood 12. Duties to Oneself: Oliver Sensen 13. Demandingness, Indebtedness, and Charity: Kant on Imperfect Duties to Others: Kate Moran 14. Kant and Sexuality: Helga Varden 15. Kant in Metaethics: The Paradox of Autonomy, Solved by Publicity: Carla Bagnoli Part VI. Aesthetics 16. Feeling the Life of the Mind: Mere Judging, Feeling, and Judgment: Fiona Hughes 17. On Common Sense, Communicability, and Community: Eli Friedlander 18. Immediate Judgment and Non-Cognitive Ideas: The Pervasive and Persistent in the Misreading of Kant’s Aesthetic Formalism: Jennifer A. McMahon 19. Sublimity and Joy: Kant on the Aesthetic Constitution of Virtue: Melissa McBay Merritt Part VII. Philosophy of Science 20. “Proper Science” and Empirical Laws: Kant’s Sense of Science in the Critical Philosophy: John H. Zammito 21. From General to Special Metaphysics of Nature: Michael Bennett McNulty (with Marius Stan) Part VIII. Philosophy of Religion 22. Kant on Faith: Religious Assent and the Limits to Knowledge: Lawrence Pasternack 23. The Fate of Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason: Martin Moors Part IX. Political Philosophy 24. The Critical Legal and Political Philosophy of Immanuel Kant: 25. A Cosmopolitan Law Created by Cosmopolitan Citizens: The Kantian Project Today: Soraya Nour Sckell 26. Kant’s Mature Theory of Punishment, and a First Critique Ideal Abolitionist Alternative: Benjamin Vilhauer Part X. Anthropology, History, and Education 27. Denkungsart in Kant’s Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View: Patrick R. Frierson 28. Kant on Emotions, Feelings, and Affectivity: Alix Cohen 29. The Philosopher as Legislator: Kant on History: Katerina Deligiorgi 30. Becoming Human: Kant’s Philosophy of Education and Human Nature: Robert B. Louden Part XI. The Kantian Aftermath, and Kant’s Contemporary Relevance 31. Kant after Kant: The Indispensable Philosopher: Michael Vater 32. Kant, the Copernican Devolution, and Real Metaphysics: Robert Hanna 33. Contemporary Kantian Moral Philosophy: Michael Rohlf Conclusion: Kant the Philosopher: Matthew C. Altman Index

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a radically new account of the development and structure of the central arguments of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason: the defense of the objective validity of such categories as substance, causation, and independent existence. Paul Guyer makes far more extensive use than any other commentator of historical materials from the years leading up to the publication of the Critique and surrounding its revision, and he shows that the work which has come down to us is the result of some striking and only partially resolved theoretical tensions. Kant had originally intended to demonstrate the validity of the categories by exploiting what he called 'analogies of appearance' between the structure of self-knowledge and our knowledge of objects. The idea of a separate 'transcendental deduction', independent from the analysis of the necessary conditions of empirical judgements, arose only shortly before publication of the Critique in 1781, and distorted much of Kant's original inspirTable of ContentsAcknowledgments; Notes on sources; Introduction; Part I. Kant's Early View: 1. The problem of objective validity; 2. The transcendental theory of experience: 1774–1775; Part II. The Transcendental Deduction from 1781 to 1787: 3. The real premises of the deduction; 4. The deduction from knowledge of objects; 5. The deduction and aperception; Part III. The Principles of Empirical Knowledge: 6. The schematism and system of principles; 7. Axioms and anticipations; 8. The general principle of the analogies; 9. The first analogy: substance; 10. The second analogy: causation; 11. The third analogy: interaction; Part IV. The Refutation of Idealism: 12. The problem, project, and promise of the refutation; 13. The central arguments of the refutation; 14. The metaphysics of the refutation; Part V. Transcendental Idealism: 15. Appearances and things in themselves; 16. Transcendental idealism and the forms of intuition; 17. Transcendental idealism and the theory of judgment; 18. Transcendental idealism and the 'Antinomy of Pure Reason'; Afterword; Notes; General index.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, Robert Doran offers the first in-depth treatment of the major theories of the sublime, from the ancient Greek treatise On the Sublime (attributed to 'Longinus') and its reception in early modern literary theory to the philosophical accounts of Burke and Kant. Doran explains how and why the sublime became a key concept of modern thought and shows how the various theories of sublimity are united by a common structure - the paradoxical experience of being at once overwhelmed and exalted - and a common concern: the preservation of a notion of transcendence in the face of the secularization of modern culture. Combining intellectual history with literary theory and philosophical analysis, his book provides a new, searching and multilayered account of a concept that continues to stimulate thought about our responses to art, nature and human events.Trade Review'I cannot say enough how good I think this book is. It is the best discussion of the origins and establishing of the sublime and is wonderful in its scholarly deployment of such a wide range of authors and texts. Doran's treatment of Kant is of the greatest interest. Kant's mature theory is examined in the context of his broader moral philosophy as well as through its presentation in the Critique of Judgment.' Paul Crowther, National University of Ireland, Galway'Doran is one of the very few scholars to have succeeded in making a significant contribution to the understanding of both the Longinian version of the sublime and its modern offspring from Boileau to Kant. Combining sophisticated readings of particular texts with an impressive sweep of intellectual history, this book offers a fascinating analysis of one of the most important concepts in aesthetics.' Stephen Halliwell, Wardlaw Professor of Classics, University of St Andrews'Robert Doran's new book provides a much-needed systematic, detailed and comprehensive survey of the idea of the sublime, tracing it from its origin in the obscure third-century work attributed to Longinus, through its major expositors in the modern era, including Boileau, Dennis, Burke, and especially Kant, who gets the most detailed treatment. This work is a welcome addition to the limited literature on the sublime; any student of the subject will profit from Doran's intelligent and well-informed inquiry into the subject.' Whitley Kaufman, Philosophy in Review'… there is much of value in Doran's work. All students of Kant can benefit from his presentation of 'Longinus' and of figures often better known to literary scholars rather than philosophers, such as Boileau, Dennis, and even Burke. … all will benefit by working through his detailed interpretation of Kant on the sublime …' Paul Guyer, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews'… With a remarkable combination of innovation and clarity, Doran has produced a work of scholarship that promises to be of lasting value for scholars of both philosophy and comparative literature.' Kelly Lehtonen, Comparative Literature Studies'The Theory of the Sublime from Longinus to Kant certainly breaks new ground by covering the origins of the sublime and showing how they can be traced through to the height of the discussions of the concept in the eighteenth century. I would single out this book for praise for its scholarly attention to neglected writers on the sublime, such as Longinus, Dennis, and Boileau, as well as for its new insight into Kant's thought. It deserves to be read widely and by anyone interested in both historical and contemporary debates on the sublime.' Emily Brady, Comparative LiteratureTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Longinus' Theory of Sublimity: 1. Defining the Longinian sublime; 2. Longinus' five sources sublimity; 3. Longinus on sublimity in nature and culture; Part II. Sublimity and Modernity: 4. Boileau: the birth of a concept; 5. Dennis: terror and religion; 6. Burke: sublime individualism; Part III. The Sublimity of the Mind: Kant: 7. The Kantian sublime in 1764: 'Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and the Sublime'; 8. The sublime in the 'Critique of Practical Reason'; 9. The sublime in the 'Critique of the Power of Judgment'; 10. Judging nature as a magnitude: the Mathematically Sublime; 11. Judging nature as a power: the Dynamically Sublime; 12. Sublimity and culture in Kant.

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Book SynopsisKant''s philosophical achievements have long overshadowed those of his German contemporaries, often to the point of concealing his contemporaries'' influence upon him. This volume of new essays draws on recent research into the rich complexity of eighteenth-century German thought, examining key figures in the development of aesthetics and art history, the philosophy of history and education, political philosophy, and the philosophy of religion. The essays range over numerous thinkers including Baumgarten, Mendelssohn, Meyer, Winckelmann, Herder, Schiller, Hamann and Fichte, showing how they variously influenced, challenged, and revised Kant''s philosophy, at times moving it in novel directions unacceptable to the magister himself. The volume will be valuable for all who are interested in this distinctive period of German philosophy.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Aesthetic Perspectives: 1. Baumgarten, Meier, and Kant on aesthetic perfection J. Colin McQuillan; 2. Mendelssohn, Kant, and the aims of art Paul Guyer; 3. Winckelmann's Greek ideal and Kant's critical philosophy Michael Baur; Part II. Historical Perspectives: 4. Eighteenth-century anthropological and ethnological studies of Ancient Greece: Winckelmann, Herder, Caylus, and Kant Elisabeth Décultot; 5. Conjectural truths: Kant and Schiller on educating humanity Lydia L. Moland; 6. Herder's theory of organic forces and its Kantian origins Nigel DeSouza; Part III. Political Perspectives: 7. Kant and Mendelssohn: enlightenment, history, and the authority of reason Kristi Sweet; 8. Johann Jakob Moser and Immanuel Kant on public law and the German religious constitution Ian Hunter; 9. A family quarrel: Fichte's deduction of right and recognition Gabriel Gottlieb; Part IV. Religious Perspectives: 10. Rational faith and the pantheism controversy: Kant's 'orientation essay' and the evolution of his moral argument Brian A. Chance and Lawrence Pasternack; 11. Reason and immortality – Herder versus Kant Marion Heinz; 12. Reason within the limits of religion alone: Hamann's onto-christology Daniel O. Dahlstrom.

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Book SynopsisThis translation of Kant's Critique of the Power of Judgment, first published in 2000, includes: the indispensable first draft of Kant's introduction to the work; notes to the many differences between the first (1790) and second (1793) editions of the work; and relevant passages in Kant's anthropology lectures that elaborate his aesthetic views.Table of ContentsEditor's introduction; Part I. The First Draft of the Introduction: 1. The first draft of the introduction; Part II. Critique of the Power of Judgment: 2. Preface; 3. Introduction; Part III. First Part: Critique of the Aesthetic Power of Judgment: 4. First section, first book: analytic of the beautiful; 5. First section, second book: analytic of the sublime; 6. Deduction of pure aesthetic judgments; 7. Second section: the dialectic of the aesthetic power of judgment; 8. Appendix: on the methodology of taste; Part IV. Second Part: Critique of the Teleological Power of Judgment: 9. First division: analytic of the teleological power of judgment; 10. Second division: dialectic of the teleological power of judgment; 11. Appendix: methodology of the teleological power of judgment.

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Book SynopsisThis volume collects Kant's most important ethical and anthropological writings from the 1760s, before he developed his critical philosophy. The materials presented here range from the Observations, one of Kant's most elegantly written and immediately popular texts, to the accompanying Remarks which Kant wrote in his personal copy of the Observations and which are translated here in their entirety for the first time. This edition also includes little-known essays as well as personal notes and fragments that reveal the emergence of Kant's complex philosophical ideas. Those familiar with Kant's later works will discover a Kant interested in the 'beauty' as well as the 'dignity' of humanity, in human diversity as well as the universality of morals, and in practical concerns rather than abstract philosophizing. Readers will be able to see Kant's development from the Observations through the Remarks towards the moral philosophy that eventually made him famous.Trade Review"...more accessible and more affordable, while maintaining the rigorous translations and editorial standards of the Cambridge Edition...." --Colin McQuillan, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Philosophy in ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction; Chronology; Further reading; Note on the texts; Thoughts on the Occasion of Mr Johann Friedrich von Funk's Untimely Death (1760); Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime (1764); Remarks in Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime (1764–5); Essay on the Maladies of the Head (1764); Inquiry concerning the distinctness of the principles of natural theology and morality (1764); M. Immanuel Kant's announcement of the programme of his lectures for the winter semester, 1765–6 (1765); Herder's notes from Kant's Lectures on Ethics (1762–4); Selected notes and fragments from the 1760s; Index.

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Book SynopsisDie fünf Bände enthalten die Hauptvorträge und eingeladene Beiträge der panels des X. Internationalen Kant-Kongresses, der 2005 in Sao Paolo stattfand.Table of ContentsBand 1: HauptvorträgeMario Caimi: Comments on the Conception of Imagination in the Critique of Pure Reason; Bernd Dörflinger: Die Rolle der Gottesidee in Kants Konzeption des ethischen Gemeinwesens; Michel Fichant: L’Amphibologie des concepts de la réflexion: la fin de l’ontologie; José Arthur Giannotti: The Unveiling of Meaning; Paul Guyer: Proving Ourselves Free; Otfried Höffe: Kants universaler Kosmopolitismus; Jean-François Kervegan: Remarques sur la théorie kantienne de la normativité, en particulier juridique; Patricia Kitcher: Kant’s ‘I think’; Silvestro Marcucci: Le «savant»Kant âgé de trente ans; António Marques: Unity and Diversity of Transcendental Reflection in Kant; François Marty: L'être commun éthique, peuple de Dieu sous des lois morales. Sur le chemin de la paix perpétuelle; Claude Piché: Le concept de phénoménologie chez Kant et Reinhold; Valerio Rohden: Neue Überlegungen zu Kants Kritik an einem praktischen Solipsismus; Marcus Willaschek: Kant on the Necessity of Metaphysics; Howard Williams: Why Kant is not a HobbesianBand 2Sektion I: Der vorkritische KantSektion II: Kants theoretische PhilosophieBand 3Sektion III: Kants praktische PhilosophieSektion IV: Kants ÄsthetikBand 4Sektion V: Kants GeschichtsphilosophieSektion VI: Kants ReligionsphilosophieSektion VII: Kants Rechts-, Staats- und politische PhilosophieBand 5Sektion VIII: Kants AnthropologieSektion IX: Kants LogikSektion X: Kants Opus postumumSektion XI: Kant und die zeitgenössische KritikSektion XII: Kant und der deutsche IdealismusSektion XIII: Transformationen kantischer PhilosophieSektion XIV: Kant im Kontext der Gegenwartsphilosophie

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Book SynopsisKant defined ''Right'' (Recht) as the condition that obtains among a population of physically embodied persons capable of setting their own ends who live on a finite surface and therefore cannot avoid interaction with each other if each is as free to set their own ends as is consistent with the freedom of all to do the same. He regarded this rational idea, heir to the traditional idea of ''natural Right, as the test of the legitimacy of the laws of any actual state, or ''positive Right.'' He clearly considered Right to be part of morality as a whole, namely the coercively enforceable part, as contrasted to Ethics, which is the non-coercively enforceable part of morality. Some have questioned whether Right is part of morality, but this Element shows how Kant''s Universal Principle of Right follows straightforwardly from the foundational idea of Kant''s moral philosophy as a whole.

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Book SynopsisArgues that Immanuel Kant's entire philosophy - including his moral philosophy, aesthetics, and teleology, as well as his metaphysics - can fruitfully be read as an engagement with David Hume. This book describe and assesses Hume's influence throughout Kant's philosophy. It shows where Kant agrees or disagrees with Hume.Trade Review"In detail, and with great clarity and fairness, Guyer compares [Kant's and Hume's] respective treatments of scepticism, of the major concepts of causation, objects, and the self, of practical philosophy and of the philosophy of taste. Guyer shows that the match is by no means as one-sided as the usual view maintains."--Simon Blackburn, Times Higher Education "Guyer is noted for his Kant scholarship ... The present book, whose subtitle best expresses its content, is a collection of five previously published essays, somewhat reworked, which range over themes that occupied both Kant and Hume. This is done with magisterial competence."--M.A. Bertman, Choice "Guyer's book provides a masterful reconstruction of the systematic ambition of Kant's critical philosophy and of the third Critique in particular. In addition, he underlines the essential openness and modesty of the Kantian system that is due to Kant's unwavering insistence on the limits of the human powers of cognition--a point that was not heeded by his immediate successors and is often only poorly understood even today."--Peter Gilgen, MonatshefteTable of ContentsCredits vii Sources and Abbreviations ix Introduction 1 CHAPTER 1: Common Sense and the Varieties of Skepticism 23 CHAPTER 2: Causation 71 CHAPTER 3: Cause, Object, and Self 124 CHAPTER 4: Reason, Desire, and Action 161 CHAPTER 5: Systematicity, Taste, and Purpose 198 Bibliography 255 Index 263

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Book SynopsisThis Element surveys the place of the Critique of Pure Reason in Kant''s overall philosophical project and describes and analyzes the main arguments of the work. It also surveys the developments in Kant''s thought that led to the first critique, and provides an account of the genesis of the book during the ''silent decade'' of its composition in the 1770s based on Kant''s handwritten notes from the period.Table of Contents1. The Argument of the Critique; 2. The Message of the Critique; 3. Kant's Development Toward the Critique; 4. The Genesis of the Critique Itself; 5. Kant's Defense and Revision of the Critique; Further Reading.

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Book SynopsisKant''s Critique of the Power of Judgment, first published in 1790, was the last of the great philosopher''s three critiques, following on the heels of Critique of Pure Reason (1781) and Critique of Practical Reason (1788). In the first two, Kant dealt with metaphysics and morality; in the third, Kant turns to the aesthetic dimension of human experience, showing how our experiences of natural and artistic beauty, the sublime magnitude and might of nature, and of purposive organisms and ecological systems gives us palpable evidece that it is possible for us not only to form moral intentions, but also to realize our freely chosen moral goals within nature as we experience it. The present volume collects twelve of the most important critical discussions on the Critique of the Power of Judgment written by leading Kant scholars and aestheticians from the United States and Great Britain. In addition to a substantive introduction by the editor, the book includes an extensive, annotated bibliography of the most important work on Kant and on the background and arguments of his third Critique published throughout the twentieth century.Trade ReviewThis well-balanced collection of essays is the foremost, and for a time will certainly be the defnitive, anthology on Kant's Critique of the Power of Judgment." -- Allen W. Wood, Stanford UniversityAn indispensable collection of essays for every reader of Kant's third Critique. -- Frederick Beiser, Syracuse UniversityThis collection gives an excellent overview of English-language work on the Critique of the Power of Judgement in recent decades. -- Abraham Anderson, St. John's College, Santa Fe * Eighteenth-Century Book Reviews Online *This volume is an excellent collection of already classic articles from the past 25 years. It covers the entire spectrum of topics discussed in the Critique of the Power of Judgment with an even mix of helpful explanations of its fundamental issues and provocative suggestions about how best to understand Kant's original insights. -- Eric Watkins, University of California, San DiegoTable of ContentsChapter 1 Kant's Principles of Reflecting Judgment Chapter 2 Unkantian Notions of Disinterest Chapter 3 Kant's Aesthetics and the "Empty Cognitive Stock" Chapter 4 The Idealism of Purposiveness Chapter 5 Free and Dependent Beauty Chapter 6 The Sublime in Nature Chapter 7 Kant's Theory of Creative Nature Chapter 8 Artistic Genius and the Question of Creativity Chapter 9 "Aesthetic Ideas" and the Role of Art in Kant's Ethical Hermeneutics Chapter 10 Imaginative Freedom and the German Enlightenment Chapter 11 Newtonian Biology and Kant's Mechanistic Concept of Causality Chapter 12 Kant's Antinomy of Teleological Judgment

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Book SynopsisKant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, first published in 1785, is still one of the most widely read and influential works of moral philosophy. This Broadview edition combines a newly revised version of T.K. Abbott's respected translation with material crucial for placing the Groundwork in the context of Kant's broader moral thought. A varied selection of other ethical writings by Kant on subjects including our moral duties, fundamental principles of justice, the concept of happiness, and the relation of morality to religion are included, along with important criticisms of Kant's ethics by Fichte, Schiller, Hegel, and Sidgwick.Trade Review“Lara Denis’s subtle updating of Thomas Abbott’s classical translation of Kant’s Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals may be the best for both students and general readers. Her clear and concise introduction highlights Kant’s central claims and arguments while pointing the reader to the best of contemporary Kant scholarship. Her judicious selection of materials from Kant’s other major works in moral and political philosophy—touching upon Kant’s theory of the highest good, his conception of the possibility of evil as part and parcel of the possibility of freedom, his humane conception of virtue and the virtues, and much more—provide even the first-time reader with precisely the context that is necessary in order to avoid misunderstanding the Groundwork. As an added bonus, Denis includes key responses to Kant from Fichte, Schiller, and Hegel as well as Henry Sidgwick’s 1888 critique of ‘The Kantian Conception of Free Will,’ perhaps the single most important article on Kant’s ethics ever written. All in all, this volume is a brilliant introduction to one of the greatest works in the history of Western philosophy.” — Paul Guyer, University of Pennsylvania“This is an outstanding new edition of Kant’s Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals. Two main features make it an invaluable introduction to Kant’s moral philosophy. The first is the appendices, which include carefully selected excerpts from Kant’s other works in moral philosophy and classic criticisms of Kant’s ideas by his contemporaries and other philosophers. The second exemplary feature of this edition is Lara Denis’s concise, careful, accessible yet rigourous introduction. This edition aims to remove barriers to understanding and appreciating Kant’s Groundwork; if I had to choose an ideal edition to set for courses on Kant, it would certainly be this one.” — Lucy Allais, University of SussexTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionImmanuel Kant: A Brief ChronologyA Note on the TextGroundwork for the Metaphysics of MoralsPrefaceFirst Section:Transition from the Common Rational Moral Cognition to the Philosophical Moral CognitionSecond Section:Transition from Popular Moral Philosophy to the Metaphysics of MoralsThird Section:Transition from the Metaphysics of Morals to the Critique of Pure Practical ReasonAppendix A: Immanuel Kant, “An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment?” (1784)Appendix B: From Immanuel Kant, Critique of Practical Reason (1788)Appendix C: From Immanuel Kant, “On the Common Saying: ‘This May Be True in Theory, but It Does Not Apply in Practice’” (1793)Appendix D: From Immanuel Kant, Religion within the Limits of Reason Alone (1793, 1794)Appendix E: From Immanuel Kant, Metaphysics of Morals (1797)Appendix F: From a Letter from Johann Gottlieb Fichte to Karl Leonhard Reinhold (1795)Appendix G: From Friedrich von Schiller and Wolfgang von Goethe, Xenian (1796)Appendix H: From Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Lectures on the History of Philosophy (1831)Appendix I: From Henry Sidgwick, The Methods of Ethics (1907)Suggested ReadingIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book tells the story of idealism in modern philosophy, from the seventeenth century to the turn of the twenty-first. Guyer and Horstmann discuss many philosophers who have played a role in the development of idealism, including Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein.Table of ContentsPreface 1: Introduction 2: Idealism in Early Modern Rationalism 3: Idealism in Early Modern British Philosophy 4: Kant 5: German Idealism 6: German Reactions against Idealism I: Schopenhauer and Nietzsche 7: British and American Idealism 8: The Rejection of British Idealism 9: German Reactions Against Idealism II: Neo-Kantianism without Idealism 10: Further into the Twentieth Century 11: Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisIntended for those interested in Kant's contribution to philosophy, this volume provides an overview of Kant's arguments concerning central issues in metaphysics and ethics. Arthur Melnick argues that the key to all of Kant's arguments is his constructivist theory of space and time.Trade ReviewThe essays are meticulous in style and address contested areas of Kantian interpretation. . . . This collection will stimulate much debate among those engaged in various aspects of Kantian studies.""—Gerard Mannion, Theological Studies""Melnick tackles a number of the central problems in Kant interpretation with exceptional clarity. He proposes a coherent and innovative approach that should be widely discussed.""—Paul Guyer, University of Pennsylvania""Ranging from close Kant interpretation, to extensions and modifications of Kant's thought, to more independent philosophical investigations—albeit in the Kantian spirit—the essays contained in this volume are uniformly written in remarkably crisp and solid prose. Throughout the collection Melnick demonstrates a thorough understanding of Kant's predecessors and contemporaries, a command of the current state of Kant scholarship, and a critical awareness of the work done by contemporary Anglo-American philosophers on the issues addressed in Kant's philosophy."" — Lee Hardy, Review of Metaphysics

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Book SynopsisSarah Gibbons here departs from previous scholarship on Kant by demonstrating the centrality of imagination to Kant's philosophy as a whole. She shows that imagination performs a vital function in `bridging gaps' between the different elements of cognition and experience. Thus, the role imagination plays in Kant's works expresses his fundamental insight into the complexity of human cognition.Trade ReviewThis work goes well beyond many books on the Critique of Judgement in the breadth and importance of the issues it raises. * Paul Guyer, The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism *Her work is ... a further addition to the growing body of "psychological Kant interpretation". * International Philosophical Quarterly *Gibbons's strength is her ability to explore and synthesize a wide range of material, both in terms of content and works, in order to elaborate a more complete picture of imagination than is available in any single work ... Gibbons's book is a welcome addition to the literature on Kant. * The Review of Metaphysics *She does not attempt to provide a definitive account of imagination, she instead invites the reader to accompany her on 'an open-ended journey' devoted to exploring the ways that imagination plays a crucial role in Kant's thinking. ... a tantalizing book, one that contains a considerable number of insights. * British Journal of the History of Philosophy *

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Book SynopsisThis book shows how certain crucial concepts in Kant's aesthetics and practical philosophy - the sublime, enthusiasm, freedom, empirical and intellectual interests, the idea of a republic - fit together and deepen our understanding of Kant's philosophy.Trade Review'This is a comprehensive and insightful treatment of the Kantian sublime. It convincingly links Kant's aesthetic discussions of the sublime to both his moral philosophy and his political perspective. Toward that end Clewis emphasizes the role of enthusiasm in the sublime and provides exceedingly nuanced analyses of the various senses of disinterestedness and interest that help to elucidate how the aesthetic can have moral import.' Rudolf A. Makkreel, Emory University, Atlanta'In this learned, acute, and lucid book, Robert R. Clewis supplements recent discussion of connections between Kant's aesthetics and his ethics with a demonstration of the tie between his aesthetics and his politics, convincingly establishing a relation between Kant's concepts of the sublime and of enthusiasm as a positive political force. Along the way, he also throws new light on Kant's views about freedom, interest and disinterestedness, respect, and republicanism, and illuminates Kant's attitude toward the French Revolution. This is a must read for all students of Kant's aesthetics, moral philosophy, and political philosophy.' Paul Guyer, University of Pennsylvania'… there has been only a handful of sustained scholarly works on the sublime in Kant. Clewis's book, which emphasizes the connection between the sublime and enthusiasm in Kant's writings, tracing Kant's thoughts on these topics back to his early work, is a very welcome addition to Kant scholarship. … provides a rich and detailed analysis of Kant's concepts of the sublime, of enthusiasm as well as the moral feeling of respect, showing their differences and interconnections. … I learned a lot from reading this book and benefited from thinking about the issues involved …' Melissa Zinkin, TPR Critique'Robert R. Clewis's book The Kantian Sublime and the Revelation of Freedom is a rich and thoughtful examination of Kant's concept of the sublime, of the interface between Kant's aesthetics and his practical philosophy, and of Kant's attitude toward moral enthusiasm, which he effectively argues …' Paul Guyer, TPR CritiqueTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The Observations and the Remarks; 2. The judgment of the sublime; 3. Moral feeling and the sublime; 4. Various senses of interest and disinterestedness; 5. Aesthetic enthusiasm; 6. Enthusiasm for the idea of a republic; 7. Conclusion; Appendix 1. On the Remarks; Appendix 2. Some features of the feelings discussed in this book; Appendix 3. Classification of what elicits sublimity; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisImmanuel Kant's moral philosophy is one of the most distinctive achievements of the European Enlightenment. At its heart lies what Kant called the 'strange thing': the free, rational, human will. This introduction explores the basis of Kant's anti-naturalist, secular, humanist vision of the human good. Moving from a sketch of the Kantian will, with all its component parts and attributes, to Kant's canonical arguments for his categorical imperative, this introduction shows why Kant thought his moral law the best summary expression of both his own philosophical work on morality and his readers' deepest shared convictions about the good. Kant's central tenets, key arguments, and core values are presented in an accessible and engaging way, making this book ideal for anyone eager to explore the fundamentals of Kant's moral philosophy.Trade Review'Uleman consistently states her aims in each chapter clearly, organizes discussions well, and poses questions to make her train of thought easy to follow. Her grasp of the details of Kant's moral philosophy as well as of how those details hang together to form a whole is rare and impressive. This work should prove to be very helpful to many students.' Lara Denis, Agnes Scott College'This engaging book is a wonderful introduction to Kant's moral philosophy. It explains many of Kant's central concepts, such as those of will, freedom, maxims, and imperatives, clearly and succinctly. But the book also makes an argument that must be taken seriously by every scholar as well as student of Kant: that Kant's formulations of the categorical imperative collectively analyze what it is to make the realization of freedom the ultimate goal of human action. The book also beautifully shows how Kant unfolds the value of realizing our freedom without reducing his argument to the kind of empirical, psychological morality that Kant rejects. This is a wise, insightful work.' Paul Guyer, University of PennsylvaniaTable of Contents1. Introduction: the strange thing; 2. A sketch of Kantian will: desire and the human subject; 3. A sketch continued: the structure of practical reason; 4. A sketch completed: freedom; 5. Against nature: Kant's argumentative strategy; 6. The categorical imperative: free will willing itself; 7. What's so good about the good Kantian will? The appeals of the strange thing; 8. Conclusion: Kant and the good free rational will; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking study of the development of form in eighteenth-century aestheticsTrade ReviewShortlisted for the Oscar Kenshur Book Prize, sponsored by the Indiana Center for Eighteenth-Century StudiesFinalist for the Susanne K. Langer Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Ecology of Symbolic Form, sponsored by the Media Ecology Association“Original and important, and of very complete scholarship, this book covers many discussions of eighteenth-century aesthetics with a highly unusual stress on craft and practice as they relate to aesthetics.”—John Bender, Stanford University“In this brilliant study of Hogarth and Kant, Zitin shows that they developed a notion of form as the expression of the perceptual activity of abstraction on the part of both artist and spectator that is applicable to literary as well as visual art.”—Paul Guyer, author of A History of Modern Aesthetics“This dazzling history of aesthetic theory pursues the consequences of Hogarth’s practical formalism for literary study with spellbinding patience and impeccable logic in beautiful prose.”—Marcie Frank, author of The Novel Stage: Narrative Form from the Restoration to Jane Austen“Zitin offers an ambitious and persuasive account of what she calls ‘practical formalism.’ Equally insightful about a range of eighteenth-century accounts of beauty and contemporary theoretical debates, Zitin’s is a stunningly accomplished book.”—Frances Ferguson, University of Chicago

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Book SynopsisIn his Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant portrays the supreme moral principle as an unconditional imperative that applies to all of us because we freely choose to impose upon ourselves a law of pure practical reason. Morality is revealed to be a matter of autonomy. Today, this approach to ethical theory is as perplexing, controversial and inspiring as it was in 1785, when the Groundwork was first published. The essays in this volume, by international Kant scholars and moral philosophers, discuss Kant's philosophical development and his rejection of earlier moral theories, the role of happiness and inclination in the Groundwork, Kant's moral metaphysics and theory of value, and his attempt to justify the categorical imperative as a principle of freedom. They reflect the approach of several schools of interpretation and illustrate the lively diversity of Kantian ethics today.Trade Review'This collection of essays is diverse and engaging. The essays are of wide theoretical interest and deftly address issues of interpretation along with broader normative issues arising from Kant's Groundwork. Striking a nice balance of interpretive and normative concerns, each essay draws on a wide variety of sources, including not only Kant, but also his sympathetic commentators and his detractors. Those in either camp are well-advised to give these essays their attention.' Notre Dame Philosophical ReviewsTable of ContentsAbbreviations; List of contributors; Introduction Jens Timmermann; 1. Ethics and anthropology in the development of Kant's moral philosophy Manfred Kuehn; 2. Happiness in the Groundwork Alison Hills; 3. Acting from duty: inclination, reason and moral worth Jens Timmermann; 4. Making the law visible: the role of examples in Kant's ethics Robert B. Louden; 5. The moral law as causal law Robert N. Johnson; 6. Dignity and the formula of humanity Oliver Sensen; 7. Kant's kingdom of ends: metaphysical, not political Katrin Flikschuh; 8. Kant against the 'spurious principles of morality' J. B. Schneewind; 9. Autonomy and impartiality: Groundwork III John Skorupski; 10. Problems with freedom: Kant's argument in Groundwork III and its subsequent emendation Paul Guyer; 11. Freedom and reason in Groundwork III Frederick Rauscher.

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