Kant and the Foundations of Analytic Philosophy - Softcover

Hanna, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199272042 ISBN 13: 9780199272044

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 2004

Synopsis

Robert Hanna presents a fresh view of the Kantian and analytic traditions that have dominated continental European and Anglo-American philosophy over the last two centuries, and of the connections between them. But this is not just a study in the history of philosophy, for out of this emerges Hanna's original approach to two much-contested theories that remain at the heart of contemporary philosophy. Hanna puts forward a new 'cognitive-semantic' interpretation of transcendental idealism, and a vigorous defense of Kant's theory of analytic and synthetic necessary truth, making this compelling reading for all who are interested in these fundamental philosophical issues.

About this title

About the Author

Robert Hanna is at University of Colorado at Boulder.

Review

"If there is a tendency to oversimplify Kant's role in shaping early analytic philosophy, i.e., to see Kant as the proponent of views that the analysts, with ample justification, reacted against, and which they happily succeeded in demolishing once and for all, Hanna's book will serve as a helpful corrective."

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0199272042
• ISBN 13: 9780199272044
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 328