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Kant on the Human Standpoint
Béatrice Longuenesse
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Paperback. Kant's philosophy considered under one unifying standpoint: his conception of our capacity to form judgements. Series: Modern European Philosophy. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
In this collection of essays Béatrice Longuenesse considers the three aspects of Kant's philosophy, his epistemology and metaphysics of nature, his moral philosophy and his aesthetic theory, under one unifying standpoint: Kant's conception of our capacity to form judgements. She argues that the elements which make up our cognitive access to the world - what Kant calls the 'human point of view' - have an equally important role to play in our moral evaluations and our aesthetic judgements. Her discussion ranges over Kant's account of our representations of space and time, his conception of the logical forms of judgements, sufficient ... Read more
In this collection of essays Béatrice Longuenesse considers the three aspects of Kant's philosophy, his epistemology and metaphysics of nature, his moral philosophy and his aesthetic theory, under one unifying standpoint: Kant's conception of our capacity to form judgements. She argues that the elements which make up our cognitive access to the world - what Kant calls the 'human point of view' - have an equally important role to play in our moral evaluations and our aesthetic judgements. Her discussion ranges over Kant's account of our representations of space and time, his conception of the logical forms of judgements, sufficient ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Modern European Philosophy
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521112185
SKU
V9780521112185
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About Béatrice Longuenesse
Béatrice Longuenesse is Professor of Philosophy at New York University. Her numerous publications include Kant and the Capacity to Judge (1998).
Reviews for Kant on the Human Standpoint
"...a significant contribution to the project of exploring Kant's holistic and anti-foundationalist epistemology on the basis of a detailed textual analysis, a timely project undoubtedly inspired by the pioneering views of Michael Friedman."
Aaron Fellbaum, University of Graz: Philosophy in Review
Aaron Fellbaum, University of Graz: Philosophy in Review