Kant: A Biography

ISBN-13: 9780521524063 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 576 str.

Manfred Kuehn

Opis

This is the first full-length biography in more than fifty years of Immanuel Kant, one of the giants among the pantheon of Western philosophers, and one of the most powerful and influential in contemporary philosophy. Taking account of the most recent scholarship, Manfred Kuehn allows the reader to follow the same journey that Kant himself took in emerging as a central figure in modern philosophy. Manfred Kuehn was formerly Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University. A specialist on German philosophy of the period, he is the author of numerous articles and papers on Immanuel Kant.

Recenzje

'Kuehn's fine and rather touching biography reveals a philosophical life lived with pathos, courage and good humour, as well as a terrible and merciless intelligence.' Lingua Franca

Spis treści

Chronology of Kant's life and work; Prologue and epilogue, 'As You Like It'; 1. Childhood and early youth (1724–1740); 2. Student and private teacher (1740–1755); 3. The elegant magister (1755–1764); 4. Palingenesis and its consequences (1764–1769); 5. Silent years (1770–1780); 6. 'All-crushing' critic of metaphysics (1780–1784); 7. Founder of a metaphysics of morals (1784–1787); 8. Problems with religion and politics (1788–1795); 9. The old man (1796–1804); Bibliography.

O autorze

Manfred Kühn, geboren 1947, war Professor für Philosophie an der Purdue University in den USA und in Marburg. Er lehrt jetzt an der Boston University. Neben vielen Arbeiten über Kant hat er Bücher und Aufsätze über David Hume, Thomas Reid und die Aufklärung in Schottland, Frankreich und Deutschland veröffentlicht.