Kant's Transition Project and Late Philosophy is the first study to provide a close reading of the connection between texts written by Kant during 1796 and 1798. Connecting Kant's unfinished book project, the Opus postumum, with Metaphysics of Morals, it identifies and clarifies issues at the forefront of Kant's focus towards the end of his life.

Labelled by Kant as the 'Transition Project', Opus postumum generates debate among commentators as to why Kant describes the Project as filling a "gap" within his system of critical philosophy. This study argues...