Kant - Paperback

by Allen W. Wood (Author)

This lucid survey takes readers on a thought-provoking tour through the life and work of Immanuel Kant.

• Offers an excellent introduction to the broad range of Kant's philosophical thought.
  
• Provides an exposition of Kant's major philosophical works, including the Critique of Pure Reason.
  
• Topics covered include Kant's theory of empirical cognition, his doctrine of transcendental idealism, and his theory of the limits of reason.

Back Jacket

This lucid survey takes readers on a thought-provoking tour through the life and work of Immanuel Kant. The book provides expositions of Kant's key works, especially his Critique of Pure Reason, and represents the broad range of his philosophical thought, including his contributions to metaphysics, epistemology, the philosophy of science, the philosophy of history, moral philosophy, aesthetics, politics and philosophy of religion.

The first volume in the Blackwell Great Minds series, Allen W. Wood's Kant offers students, scholars and interested readers new insights into one of history's most important and influential philosophers.

Author Biography

Allen W. Wood is Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods Professor at Stanford University. He is the author of seven books, including Hegel's Ethical Thought (1990), Kant's Ethical Thought (1999), Unsettling Obligations (2002) and Karl Marx (second edition, 2004). He is co-editor, with Paul Guyer, of the Critique of Pure Reason (1999).