Opus Postumum (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant) - Softcover

Kant, Immanuel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521319285 ISBN 13: 9780521319287

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Synopsis

This volume is the first-ever English translation of Kant's last major work, the so-called Opus postumum, a work Kant himself described as his "chef d'oeuvre" and as the keystone of his entire philosophical system. It occupied him for more than the last decade of his life. Professor Förster's introduction places the text in the context of Kant's earlier writings and provides a comprehensive account of the remarkable history of the manuscript from Kant's death to its eventual publication in the 1930s. Also included are extensive explanatory notes and a helpful glossary.

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Book Description:

Occupying him for more than the last decade of his life, this volume includes the first English translation of Kant's last major work, the so-called Opus postumum, which he described as his "chef d'oeuvre" and the keystone of his entire philosophical system.

From the Back Cover:

Professor Forster's introduction places the text in the context of Kant's earlier writings and provides a comprehensive account of the remarkable history of the manuscript from Kant's death to its eventful publication in the 1930s. There are extensive explanatory notes and a helpful glossary.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0521319285
• ISBN 13: 9780521319287
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 364
• Editor: Förster Eckart, Rosen Michael