Themes in Kant's metaphysics and ethics / Arthur Melnick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Melnick, Arthur.

Series:

Studies in philosophy and the history of philosophy ; v. 40.

Studies in philosophy and the history of philosophy ; v. 40

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.

Kant, Immanuel.

Metaphysics.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Intended for those interested in Kant's contribution to philosophy, this volume provides an overview of Kant's arguments concerning central issues in metaphysics and ethics.

Contents:

pt. 1. The transcendental aesthetic

The consistency of Kant's theory of space and time

Kant vs. Lambert and Trendelenburg on the ideality of time

pt. 2. The transcendental deduction

Apperception and the premise of Kant's transcendental deduction

Categories, logical functions, and schemata in Kant

A modified version of Kant's theory of cognition

pt. 3. The principles

Kant's proofs of causation and substance

Kant's refutation of idealism in the B edition

pt. 4. Things in themselves

Kant on things in themselves

Kant's proof of transcendental idealism in the first antinomy

Macroscopic facts, quantum mechanics, and metaphysical realism

pt. 5. Freedom and morality

Reason, freedom, and determinism in Kant's third antinomy

Kant's formulations of the categorical imperative

The rational justification of morality.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8132-1629-X

OCLC:

922996361