Like Werner Pluhar's distinguished translation of "Critique of Judgment" (Hackett Publishing Co., 1987), this new rendering of "Critique of Pure Reason" reflects the elegant achievement of a master translator. This richly annotated volume offers translations of the complete texts of both the first and second editions, as well as Kant's own notes. Extensive editorial notes by Werner Pluhar and James Ellington supply explanatory and terminological comments, translations of Latin and other foreign expressions, variant readings, cross-references to other passages in the text and in other writings of Kant, and references to secondary works. An extensive bibliography, glossary, and detailed index are included. Patricia Kitcher's illuminating Introduction provides a roadmap to Kant's abstract and complex argumentation by firmly locating his view in the context of eighteenth-century - and current - attempts to understand the nature of the thinking mind and its ability to comprehend the physical universe.
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Pluhar's translation is wonderful. The extensive annotation makes the whole work perfectly clear, offering alternative translations and pointing out the technical German vocabulary (so essential to understanding Kant). The work flows beautifully, and though the material was dense, I could hardly put it down at times. If you're just starting Kant, do not start here. I'd suggest the excellent series by W.T. Jones called A History of Western Philosophy (specifically volume four). Read and reread it. Understand the basics about Kant, then, when you have the proper grounding, go on to the Critique. It will reward careful study.
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A superb translation in modern English,
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Mr Werner S. Pluhar has done us all non-German readers a great favor:
A clear, complete (with a German-English Glossary followed by the English-German Index), fluent translation of Kant's major work. It's the one I feel to be the most enjoyable and closer to the original. Patricia Kitcher's Introduction is very helpful to any new Kant's reader. The editing and format of this edition is well designed and inviting to the eye.
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The Critique is often dense and it is consistently challenging. But this is the key to Kant and time spent with him is never wasted. Kemp Smith's commentary is available in paper and is extremely helpful. Working through Kant's philosophy can actually be exhilarating and sharing his view of the philosophical topography is something no one should deny themselves.
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Human reason has a peculiar fate in one kind of its cognitions: it is troubled by questions that it cannot dismiss, because they are posed to it by the nature of reason itself, but that it also cannot answer, because they surpass human reason's every ability. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
unconditionally necessary being, possible empirical use, everything manifold, everything that thinks, cognize myself, transcendental use, thoroughgoing determination, physicotheological proof, regressive synthesis, intuition wherein, priori cognition, unconditioned unity, purposive unity, dialectical inferences, original apperception, empirical cognition, apodeictic certainty, empirically unconditioned, empirical intuition, thoroughgoing connection, sensible intuition, intrinsic determinations, synthetic unity, systematic unity, unconditioned causality Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Critique of Judgment, Norman Kemp Smith, Heinz Heimsoeth, Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science, Critique of Practical Reason, Karl Ameriks, Analytic of Principles, David Hume, Gerd Buchdahl, New York, Hans Vaihinger, Kants Kritik, The Antinomy of Pure Reason Section, Clarendon Press, Also Gottfried Martin, Concluding Comment, Immanuel Kant, New Haven, Yale University Press New!
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Human reason has a peculiar fate in one kind of its cognitions: it is troubled by questions that it cannot dismiss, because they are posed to it by the nature of reason itself, but that it also cannot answer, because they surpass human reason's every ability. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
unconditionally necessary being, possible empirical use, everything manifold, everything that thinks, cognize myself, transcendental use, thoroughgoing determination, physicotheological proof, regressive synthesis, intuition wherein, priori cognition, unconditioned unity, purposive unity, dialectical inferences, original apperception, empirical cognition, apodeictic certainty, empirically unconditioned, empirical intuition, thoroughgoing connection, sensible intuition, intrinsic determinations, synthetic unity, systematic unity, unconditioned causality Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Critique of Judgment, Norman Kemp Smith, Heinz Heimsoeth, Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science, Critique of Practical Reason, Karl Ameriks, Analytic of Principles, David Hume, Gerd Buchdahl, New York, Hans Vaihinger, Kants Kritik, The Antinomy of Pure Reason Section, Clarendon Press, Also Gottfried Martin, Concluding Comment, Immanuel Kant, New Haven, Yale University Press New!
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