THE PHILOSOPHY OF
IMMANUEL KANT
BY A. D. LINDSAY, M.A.
FELLOW AND TUTOR OF BALLIOL COLLEGE, OXFORD
LONDON: T. C. & E. C. JACK, LTD.
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FOREWORD
There is a story that Schopenhauer used to begin hislectures on Kant by saying: "Let no one tell you whatis contained in the Critique of Pure Reason." Thewriter of this little book hopes that no one will imaginethat he has disregarded this warning. There are noshort-cuts to the understanding of a great philosopher,and the only way to appreciate the greatness of aphilosophic system is to study the philosopher's ownwritings. All that the writer of a book like this canhope to do is to persuade others to undertake thatstudy by interesting them in the problems with whichit deals, and by offering a few suggestions which mayhelp to an understanding of it. I have said nothingabout the numerous other works which Kant wrote.For the three Critiques contain his system, and theunderstanding of that is all-important.
CONTENTS
CHAP.
II. KANT'S STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM. SYNTHETIC A PRIORI JUDGMENTS
III. KANT'S IDEALISM. TIME AND SPACE
IV. THE CATEGORIES AND THE PRINCIPLES OF PURE UNDERSTANDING
V. THE ANTINOMIES AND CRITICISM OF THE PROOFS OF THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
VII. THE "CRITIQUE OF JUDGMENT"