Opus postumum was the last work by the german philosopher immanuel kant, who died in 1804. Professor forsters introduction places the text in the context of kant s earlier writings and provides a comprehensive. This volume is the first ever english translation of kant s last major work, the socalled opus postumum, a work kant himself described as his chef doeuvre and as the keystone of his entire philosophical system. Kant s opus postumum has been considered something. This volume is the first ever english translation of kants last major work, the so called opus postumum, a work kant himself described as his chef doeuvre and. Kants opus postumum and the expectation of philosophy books. Kants opus postumum the unfinished system kants opus. Opus postumum immanuel kant this volume is the firstever english translation of kant s last major work, the socalled opus postumum, a work kant himself described as his chef doeuvre and as the keystone of his entire philosophical system.
This is the first book in english devoted entirely to kants opus postumum and its place in the kantian oeuvre. This is the first book in english devoted entirely to kant s opus postumum and its place in the kantian oeuvre. Kants opus postumum and mcdowells critique of kant. Opus postumum the cambridge edition of the works of. Kants own earlier work attempted to combine the second and third strategies. Immanuel kant 17241804 focused on elements of the philosophy of. Project gutenberg offers 61,738 free ebooks to download. These include theopus postumum, kants unfinished magnum. Although efforts to publish the manuscript were made in 1882, it was not until 19361938 that a german edition of the whole manuscript appeared. This study presents the historical impact of kant s opus postumum, the philosophers last unfinished work, in a critical discussion that extends from the time of the works initial reception in the 19th century up to contemporary kant research. Download this book from bookspdf4free in pdf format to read it on any device.
When complete sixteen volumes are currently envisioned, the edition will include all of kant s published works and a generous selection of his unpublished writings, such as the opus postumum, handschriftliche nachla. Download critique of pure reason pdf by immanuel kant published in 1781. It occupied him for more than the last decade of his life. Opus postumum the cambridge edition of the works of immanuel kant in translation. Critique of pure reason pdf by immanuel kant bookspdf4free. Occupying him for more than the last decade of his life, this volume includes the first english translation of kants last major work, the socalled opus postumum.
Books by kant, immanuel sorted by popularity project. This volume is the firstever english translation of kant s last major work, the socalled opus postumum, a work kant himself described as his chef doeuvre and as the keystone of his entire philosophical system. The common thread that unites this study is a systematic historical reconstruction of the disputes between those interpreters who saw this work as. Foerster provides detailed analyses of the key problems of the opus. Pdf kants opus postumum and mcdowells critique of kant. After having presented a few of the more relevant aspects of the opus postumum contained in the texts known as allotria. A subsidiary, implicit point is that c we need not shy away from mcdowells reading of kant in order to oppose mcdowells criticism of kant.
165 393 1034 557 1395 102 325 143 1498 132 402 835 430 1198 459 853 60 2 869 1093 1096 281 1028 403 431 555 1461 1347 1220 842 786 47 694 490 1386 529 52 114