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xiv, 306 pages ; 20 cm This Critique is the only writing in which Kant weaves his thoughts on practical reason into a unified argument. Lewis White Beck offers a classic examination of this argument and expertly places it in the context of Kant's philosophy and of the moral philosophy of the eighteenth century Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-293) 1. The writing of the "Critique of practical reason." The deferred plan to write a metaphysics of morals -- The decision to write the Critique of practical reason. 2. The limits of theoretical reason. The problem of the Critique of pure reason -- The "Copernican revolution" -- Theoretical and speculative reason -- The third antinomy -- Transition from the problematic to the assertoric judgement of freedom. 3. Thought, action, and practical reason. Two aspects of conduct -- Conative of cognitive elements in action -- Practical reason and will -- Pure practical reason. 4. Name, purpose, and structure of the "Critique"; commentary on preface and introduction. Title of the book -- The purposes of the book -- The unity of theoretical and practical reason -- How is a synthetic a priori practical propostition possible -- Relation t

Author
Lewis White Beck
Publisher
Chicago: University of Chicago Press
Published
1963
Language
EN
Subjects
Philosophy, Humanities
Updated
2026-03-24

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