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Kant: A Close Reading

Philosophers.World Collection

Looking to explore Kant’s thought? Here is a reading guide to help you better understand this thinker.

Includes a summary of the Critique of Pure Reason.

References for quotations (our translation).

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90 pages

$20

Table of Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Introduction
  3. Transcendental Doctrine Of The Elements
  4. Transcendantal Aesthetic
  5. Transcendantal Logic
  6. Transcendantal Analytic
  7. Transcendantal Dialectic
  8. Transcendantal Doctrine of Method
  9. The Discipline of Pure Reason
  10. The Canon of Pure Reason
  11. The Architectonic of Pure Reason
  12. The History of Pure Reason

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Painting depicting Kant

How does Kant carry out the transcendental deduction of the categories?

What are the transcendental Ideas of reason?

What solution does he offer to the antinomies of pure reason?

Etc.


This is precisely what the Philosophers.World collection aims to offer: to make the reading of major philosophical works easier by providing explanatory keys—summarising the principal masterpieces of philosophy in a simple, clear, and accessible manner, offering readers an initial overview.

After that, it is up to the reader—now better equipped—to delve into the original work itself, to appreciate its complexity and depth.

The title Kant: A Close Reading perfectly captures the approach taken here. This is not a commentary offering a general, overarching view of Kant's thought, but rather a reading that follows the thread of the Critique of Pure Reason, paragraph by paragraph, getting straight to the point in order to extract the very essence of the work.


All that remains is to wish you an enjoyable reading experience…