Kant and Skepticism

by Forster, Michael N.

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This book puts forward a much-needed reappraisal of Immanuel Kant's conception of and response to skepticism, as set forth principally in the Critique of Pure Reason. It is widely recognized that Kant's theoretical philosophy aims to answer skepticism and reform metaphysics--Michael Forster makes the controversial argument that those aims are closely linked. He distinguishes among three types of skepticism: ""veil of perception"" skepticism, which concerns the external world; Humean skepticism,…

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  • Full title :Kant and Skepticism / Michael N. Forster.

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This book puts forward a much-needed reappraisal of Immanuel Kant's conception of and response to skepticism, as set forth principally in the Critique of Pure Reason. It is widely recognized that Kant's theoretical philosophy aims to answer skepticism and reform metaphysics--Michael Forster makes the controversial argument that those aims are closely linked. He distinguishes among three types of skepticism: ""veil of perception"" skepticism, which concerns the external world; Humean skepticism, which concerns the existence of a priori concepts and synthetic a priori knowledge; and Py.

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  • Publication Date:2010.

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Originally published 2008.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (x, 154 pages).

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:ocn961540967
  • LC Classification:B2799.S54
  • Dewey Decimal:149/.7309

Table of Contents

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; PART I: EXPOSITION; Chapter One: Varieties of Skepticism; Chapter Two: ""Veil of Perception"" Skepticism; Chapter Three: Skepticism and Metaphysics (a Puzzle); Chapter Four: Kant's Pyrrhonian Crisis; Chapter Five: Humean Skepticism; Chapter Six: Kant's Reformed Metaphysics; Chapter Seven: Defenses against Humean Skepticism; Chapter Eight: Defenses against Pyrrhonian Skepticism; PART II: CRITICAL ASSESSMENT; Chapter Nine: Some Relatively Easy Problems; Chapter Ten: A Metaphysics of Morals?; Chapter Eleven: Failures of Self-Reflection

Chapter Twelve: The Pyrrhonist's RevengeNotes; Index; C; H; K; R; U; Z

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Subjects

Kant, Immanuel Scepticisme Skepticism

Writers

Forster, Michael N.

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