Kant's pragmatic anthropology
Subtitle: its origin, meaning, and critical significance
By: Holly L. Wilson.
Series: SUNY series in philosophy
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
Subjects: Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.; Philosophical anthropology -- History -- 18th century.
Description: "This book offers the first account in English of the origin, meaning, and critical significance of Immanuel Kant's Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View. Kant's book is not empirical psychology, but rather a type of cosmopolitan philosophy meant to teach students to think for themselves and thus be free to actualize their full human destiny. Author Holly L. Wilson innovatively explores how the "philosophical anthropology" exhibited in Kant's Anthropology challenges contemporary theories of human nature, including behaviorism and evolutionary theory. She also details how Kant based his work on the critically grounded faculty of teleological judgment and how this type of philosophy of experience is consistent with Kant's overall critical theory. The portrait of Kant that emerges is one of a humane teacher who cared about his students and their acquisition of prudence and wisdom."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The rise and origin of Kant's lectures on anthropology; title: The character and content of the anthropology; title: Kant's theory of human nature; title: Kant's theory of human nature as natural predispositions; title: The critical foundations of the anthropology; title: Kant's pragmatic anthropology as popular philosophy.