The Unity of Reason (Paperback)

Neiman

ISBN 10: 0195113888 / ISBN 13: 9780195113884

Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc, New York, 1997

Beschreibung

Paperback. The Unity of Reason is the first major study of Kant's account of reason. It argues that Kant's wide-ranging interests and goals can only be understood by redirecting attention from epistemological questions of his work to those concerning the nature of reason. Rather than accepting a notion of reason given by his predecessors, a fundamental aim of Kant's philosophy is to reconceive the nature of reason. This enables us to understand Kant's insistence onthe unity of theoretical and practical reason as well as his claim that his metaphysics was driven by practical and political ends. Neiman begins by discussing the historical roots of Kant's conception ofreason, and by showing Kant's solution to problems which earlier conceptions left unresolved. Kant's notion of reason itself is examined through a discussion of all the activities Kant attributes to reason. In separate chapters discussing the role of reason in science, morality, religion, and philosophy, Neiman explores Kant's distinctions between reason and knowledge, and his difficult account of the regulative principles of reason. Through examination of these principles in Kant's major andminor writings, The Unity of Reason provides a fundamentally new perspective on Kant's entire work. In studying Kant's account of reason, the author of this text argues that his philosophy reconceives the nature of reason and provides a basis for the unity of theory and practice. The role of reason in Kant's accounts of science, morality, religion and philosophy is explored from this perspective. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Unity of Reason (Paperback)
• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc, New York
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1997
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0195113888
• ISBN-13: 9780195113884
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: new

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The first major study of Kant's account of reason

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.