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Peter Plaass - Kant's Theory of Natural Science Translation, Analytic Introduction and Commentary by Alfred E. and Maria G. Miller - 9780792327509 - V9780792327509
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Kant's Theory of Natural Science Translation, Analytic Introduction and Commentary by Alfred E. and Maria G. Miller

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Description for Kant's Theory of Natural Science Translation, Analytic Introduction and Commentary by Alfred E. and Maria G. Miller Hardback. Provides background and analysis of Plaass's treatise on Kant's "Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science" (MF), extends it to include the body of the "MF" and offers a variation on the analysis of the relationship between mathematics and metaphysics in the "MF". Translator(s): Miller, Maria G.; Miller, Alfred E. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 383 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 726.
Plaass's treatise stood at the beginning of a renewed wave of scholarship regarding Kant's Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science (MF). Plaass argues that the MF represents an integral step in Kant's development between the two editions of the Critique of Pure Reason. The MF repeats the `Copernican turn', using the conditions of subjectivity to derive the metaphysical determinations of `matter' as the object of natural science with the new method called `metaphysical construction', which simultaneously grounds the mathematizability of physics. The translators provide background and analysis of ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
367
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792327509
SKU
V9780792327509
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Ref
99-15

Reviews for Kant's Theory of Natural Science Translation, Analytic Introduction and Commentary by Alfred E. and Maria G. Miller
` I have read the text and want to congratulate (the translators). The translation of Plaass' book is not only accurate but charming in style. It could not have been better. (The) introductory commentary is an excellent exposition of the whole issue of Kant's transition from the Critique to the Metaphysical ... Read more

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