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Author Scruton, Roger, author

Title Kant : a very short introduction / Roger Scruton
Edition Revised edition
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001
©2001

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Description 141 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Series Very short introductions ; 50
Very short introductions ; 50
Contents 1. Life, works, and character -- 2. The background of Kant's thought -- 3. The transcendental deduction -- 4. The logic of illusion -- 5. The categorical imperative -- 6. Beauty and design -- 7. Enlightenment and law -- 8. Transcendental philosophy
Summary "Kant is arguably the most influential modern philosopher, but also one of the most difficult. In his short introduction the author tackles Kant's exceptionally complex subject with a strong hand, exploring the background to his work and showing why the 'Critique of pure reason' has proved so enduring." - inside cover
Notes Previous ed.: 1982
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-135) and index
Subject Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.
Philosophy.
Genre/Form Einführung
Author Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.
LC no. 2001278805
ISBN 0192801996
9780192801999