Kant's Conception of Freedom: A Developmental and Critical Analysis

Allison, Henry E.

ISBN 10: 1107145112 / ISBN 13: 9781107145115

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kant's Conception of Freedom: A Developmental and Critical Analysis
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107145112
• ISBN 13: 9781107145115
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Like New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy, Religion & Theology

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Synopsis

Although a good deal has been written about Kant's conception of free will in recent years, there has been no serious attempt to examine in detail the development of his views on the topic. This book endeavours to remedy the situation by tracing Kant's thoughts on free will from his earliest discussions of it in the 1750s through to his last accounts in the 1790s. This developmental approach is of interest for at least two reasons. First, it shows that the path that led Kant to view freedom as a transcendental power that is both radically distinct from and compatible with the causality of nature was a winding one. Second, it indicates that, despite the variety of views of free will that Kant held at various times, the concept occupied a central place in his thought, because it was the point of union between his theoretical and practical philosophy.

About the Author

Henry Allison is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of nine books on Kant, including Kant's Theory of Freedom (Cambridge, 2003), Kant's Theory of Taste: A Reading of the Critique of Aesthetic Judgment (Cambridge, 2008), and Kant's Transcendental Deduction: An Analytical-Historical Commentary (2015).