Necessity and possibility
Subtitle: the logical strategy of Kant's critique of pure reason
By: Kurt Mosser.
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780813215327
Subjects: Kant, Immanuel, -- 1724-1804; Logic; Knowledge, Theory of; Causation; Reason
Description: "Drawing on Kant's published and unpublished texts and a wide range of texts from the history of logic and philosophical inquiries into language, Mosser provides an interpretation of some of Kant's most complex arguments, such as the Metaphysical Deduction. He demonstrates that, in spite of appearances, Kant appeals to common sense to reveal both the scope and limits of human knowledge." "Engaging a wide range of writers, including W.V. Quine, Donald Davidson, Richard Rorty, and Michel Foucault, the author also shows that Kant's arguments retain considerable relevance to contemporary issues in epistemology, the philosophy of language, and current debates over postmodernism."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Kant's critical model of the subject; title: Kant's conception of general logic; title: The historical background of Kant's general logic; title: The metaphysical deduction; title: Kant and contemporary philosophy; title: The modesty of the critical philosophy.