![]() ![]() The essays cover the following topics: Kant's reasons for writing a second Critique, how best to understand the notion of a 'formal principle,' the significance of the fact of reason, the development of Kant's deductions of morality and freedom from the Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals to the second Critique, the doctrine of the Triebfeder or 'spring' of pure practical reason, Kant's discussion of freedom and how to reconcile it with causal determinism, the Antinomy of Pure Practical Reason and Kant's notion of the highest good, the primacy of practical reason and the notion of a postulate in general, and, finally, the importance and meaning of the Doctrine of Method. ![]() One might expect that a critical guide to the second Critique would make it a point to treat all major aspects of the work, and this collection nearly does so. ![]() Such a label brings with it a variety of possible expectations, and I will consider which of these the collection seems best able to meet. As the subtitle indicates, these essays are intended to provide a 'critical guide' to Kant's second Critique. Overall, the essays provide careful readings of Kant's text, draw on his other writings for context where appropriate, and analyze his claims and arguments with clarity and philosophical acumen. This new collection of essays in Cambridge's Critical Guides series consists of first-rate commentaries by an international group of scholars on various aspects of Kant's Critique of Practical Reason. ![]()
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