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Kant's Critique of Practical Reason

Background Source Materials

Michael Walschots (Martin Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany)

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English
Cambridge University Press
28 March 2024
Kant did not initially intend to write the Critique of Practical Reason, let alone three Critiques. It was primarily the reactions to the Critique of Pure Reason and the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals that encouraged Kant to develop his moral philosophy in the second Critique. This volume presents both new and first-time English translations of texts written by Kant's predecessors and contemporaries that he read and responded to in the Critique of Practical Reason. It also includes several subsequent reactions to the second Critique. Together, the translations in this volume present the Critique of Practical Reason in its full historical context, offering scholars and students new insight into Kant's moral philosophy. The detailed editorial material appended to each of the eleven chapters helps introduce readers to the life and works of the authors, outlines the texts translated, and points to relevant passages across Kant's works.

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Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   590g
ISBN:   9781108479981
ISBN 10:   1108479987
Series:   Cambridge Philosophical Texts in Context
Pages:   314
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Preface page; Acknowledgements; General note on citations and translations; General introduction; Part I. Pre-Kantian Moral Philosophy: 1. Christian Wolff: introduction; 2. Christian August Crusius: introduction; Part II. Between the Critiques: 3. Johann Friedrich Flatt: introduction; 4. Gottlob August Tittel: introduction; 5. Hermann Andreas Pistorius: introduction; 6. Hermann Andreas Pistorius: introduction; 7. Thomas Wizenmann: introduction; Part III. The Reception of the Critique of Practical Reason: 8. Johann Georg Heinrich Feder: introduction; 9. August Wilhelm Rehberg: introduction; 10. Christian Garve: introduction; 11. Hermann Andreas Pistorius: introduction; Bibliography; Index.

Michael Walschots is Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. He has published widely on the historical context of Kant's moral philosophy.

Reviews for Kant's Critique of Practical Reason: Background Source Materials

'To understand many of the issues that have been debated ever since Kant published his second Critique, we have to understand the work's own immediate reception.  Michael Walschots's judicious selection of materials, his lucid translations, and his insightful introductions make all of this possible. This book will be transformative for the study of Kant's moral philosophy in the English-speaking world.' Paul Guyer, Brown University 'Michael Walschots' volume contains excellent English translations of carefully selected texts that are essential for anyone - student and scholar alike - who wants to understand Kant's practical philosophy in its proper historical context. With excerpts from Wolff, Crusius, Flatt, Tittel, Pistorius, Wizenmann, Feder, Rehberg, and Garve, it gives readers extraordinarily useful insight into the milieu in which Kant wrote his famous works on morality.' Eric Watkins, University of California, San Diego


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