Kant in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes Series) - Hardcover

Strathern

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 156663122X ISBN 13: 9781566631228

Publisher: Ivan R. Dee, 1996

Synopsis

In Kant in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Kant's life and ideas, and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Kant's work; a brief list of suggested reading for those who wish to push further; and chronologies that place Kant within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.

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From the Back Cover

Immanuel Kant taught and wrote prolifically about physical geography yet never traveled farther than forty miles from his home in Konigsberg. How appropriate that in his philosophy he should deny that all knowledge was derived from experience. Kant's aim was to restore metaphysics. He insisted that all experience must conform to knowledge. According to Kant, space and time are subjective; along with various "categories", they help us to see the phenomena of the world - though never its true reality. In Kant in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Kant's life and ideas, and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Kant's work; a brief list of suggested reading for those who wish to push further; and chronologies that place Kant within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.

About the Author

Paul Strathern, a former Somerset Maugham prize winner, has written five novels as well as books on history and travel. His own degree in philosophy was earned at Trinity College, Dublin.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 156663122X
• ISBN 13: 9781566631228
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 95