UID:
almahu_9947414631002882
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 451 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511614217 (ebook)
Content:
This is a book about Kant's views on causality as understood in their proper historical context. Specifically, Eric Watkins argues that a grasp of Leibnizian and anti-Leibnizian thought in eighteenth-century Germany helps one to see how the critical Kant argued for causal principles that have both metaphysical and epistemological elements. On this reading Kant's model of causality does not consist of events, but rather of substances endowed with causal powers that are exercised according to their natures and circumstances. This innovative conception of Kant's view of causality casts a light on Kant's philosophical beliefs in general, such as his account of temporality, his explanation of the reconciliation of freedom and determinism, and his response to the skeptical arguments of Hume.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Pre-established harmony versus physical influx --
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Kant's pre-critical theory of causality --
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Kant's second and third analogies of experience --
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Kant's model of causality --
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The metaphysics of freedom --
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Kant's reply to Hume : historical and contemporary considerations.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780521835671
Language:
English
Subjects:
Philosophy
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511614217
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