Kant's Metaphysic Of Experience (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 3rd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - some tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Two-volume set, both present.
At the heart of Western philosophy stands Immanuel Kant's monumental Critique of Pure Reason, and H. J. Paton's Kant's Metaphysic of Experience remains the definitive English-language commentary on its first half. Across two meticulously argued volumes, Paton presents a systematic and rigorous analysis of Kant's theory of knowledge, unpacking the Transcendental Analytic with a clarity that illuminates one of the most demanding texts in the philosophical canon. Part of the prestigious Muirhead Library of Philosophy series, this work chronicles the intricate architecture of Kant's critical philosophy — from the forms of intuition to the categories of the understanding — with scholarly precision and intellectual authority. Paton's analytical style is both faithful to Kant's original structure and refreshingly lucid, making accessible a body of thought that has shaped modern epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of science. His commentary instructs the reader not merely in what Kant said, but in what Kant meant — a distinction of immense philosophical consequence. For students, scholars, and serious readers of philosophy alike, this two-volume set is an indispensable companion to Kant's own writings, and a landmark of 20th-century philosophical scholarship that continues to reward careful study.
Author: H. J. Paton
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, George Allen and Unwin / The Macmillan Company
Genre: Philosophy
Edition: 3rd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - some tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Two-volume set, both present.
At the heart of Western philosophy stands Immanuel Kant's monumental Critique of Pure Reason, and H. J. Paton's Kant's Metaphysic of Experience remains the definitive English-language commentary on its first half. Across two meticulously argued volumes, Paton presents a systematic and rigorous analysis of Kant's theory of knowledge, unpacking the Transcendental Analytic with a clarity that illuminates one of the most demanding texts in the philosophical canon. Part of the prestigious Muirhead Library of Philosophy series, this work chronicles the intricate architecture of Kant's critical philosophy — from the forms of intuition to the categories of the understanding — with scholarly precision and intellectual authority. Paton's analytical style is both faithful to Kant's original structure and refreshingly lucid, making accessible a body of thought that has shaped modern epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of science. His commentary instructs the reader not merely in what Kant said, but in what Kant meant — a distinction of immense philosophical consequence. For students, scholars, and serious readers of philosophy alike, this two-volume set is an indispensable companion to Kant's own writings, and a landmark of 20th-century philosophical scholarship that continues to reward careful study.