The metaphysics of transcendental subjectivity
Subtitle: Descartes, Kant, and W. Sellars
By: by Joseph Claude Evans, Jr.
Series: Bochumer Studien zur Philosophie ;; Bd. 5
Publisher: B.R. Grüner; Gruner Publishing Company, B. R.
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
Subjects: Descartes, René, 1596-1650.; Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.; Sellars, Wilfrid.; Philosophy, Modern.
Description: "The general topic of this book is the metaphysics of the subject in Kantian transcendental philosophy. A critical appreciation of Kant's achievements requires that we be able to view Kant's positions as transformations of pre-Kantian philosophy, and that we understand the ways in which contemporary philosophy changes the letter of Kantian thought in order to be true to its spirit in a new philosophical horizon. Descartes is important in two respects. One the one hand, he institutes a philosophical movement which can be said to culminate in Kant; on the other hand, Descartes is one of the major opponents against whom Kant argues in establishing his own position. In either case, the Cartesian cogito is a central concern. Wilfred Sellars restates and transforms Kantian positions in the context of contemporary philosophy after the 'lingguistic turn', using the Platonic metaphor that thought is similar to discourse."--Page [4] of cover.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 129-134.
Includes index.