Kant's 'Critique of Practical Reason': A Critical Guide

Edited by Andrews Reath , Jens Timmermann

ISBN 10: 1107675383 / ISBN 13: 9781107675384

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2013

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240 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kant's 'Critique of Practical Reason': A Critical Guide
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107675383
• ISBN 13: 9781107675384
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.34 kilograms

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Synopsis

The Critique of Practical Reason is the second of Kant's three Critiques, and his second work in moral theory after the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals. Its systematic account of the authority of moral principles grounded in human autonomy unfolds Kant's considered views on morality and provides the keystone to his philosophical system. The essays in this volume shed light on the principal arguments of the second Critique and explore their relation to Kant's critical philosophy as a whole. They examine the genesis of the Critique, Kant's approach to the authority of the moral law given as a 'fact of reason', the metaphysics of free agency, the account of respect for morality as the moral motive, and questions raised by the 'primacy of practical reason' and the idea of the 'postulates'. Engaging and critical, this volume will be invaluable to advanced students and scholars of Kant and to moral theorists alike.

Book Description

The essays in this volume shed light on the principal arguments of the Critique of Practical Reason and explore their relation to Kant's critical philosophy as a whole. Engaging and critical, this volume will be invaluable to advanced students and scholars of Kant and to moral theorists alike.