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The Critique of Pure Reason Paperback – August 24, 2016

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The Critique of Pure Reason (1781) is one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. It is also referred to as Kant's "First Critique", being followed by the Critique of Practical Reason (1788) and the Critique of Judgment (1790). In the preface to the first edition Kant explains what he means by a critique of pure reason: "I do not mean by this a critique of books and systems, but of the faculty of reason in general, in respect of all knowledge after which it may strive independently of all experience." “There is no single philosopher of any note, even among those who are decidedly opposed to Kant, who has not acknowledged his pre-eminence among modern philosophers. The great systems of Fichte, Schelling, Hegel, Herbart, and Schopenhauer branched off from Kant, and now, after a century has passed away, people begin to see that those systems were indeed mighty branches, but that the leading shoot of philosophy was and is still—Kant. . . . “Whether consciously or unconsciously, all truly important philosophers have, since the publication of the Critique of Pure Reason, been more or less under the spell of Kant. . . . “In England and America, even more than in Germany, I believe that a study of Kant holds out the best hope of a philosophical rejuvenescence. In Germany a return to Kant has brought about a kind of Renaissance; in England and America Kant’s philosophy, if once thoroughly understood, will constitute, I hope, a new birth.”—Max Müller (translator)
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (August 24, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1537260057
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1537260051
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.76 x 9 inches
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Xtrullor
5.0 out of 5 stars Beware: Professional oriented text
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Better start from Descartes, Locke, Hume, and maybe then go for, slowly, bite at a time
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Nan
5.0 out of 5 stars but is brilliant and beyond my capabilities much of the time
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Kant has his idiosyncrasies, but is brilliant and beyond my capabilities much of the time. I find Kant's view of "person" to be worth consideration.
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David T Suda
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TheDude
4.0 out of 5 stars It's a doozy
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2018
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Many people will advise that this not be your first read if you are new to the world of reasoning and rational thought. I am also one of them. This book is nearly incoherent to those who are unfamiliar with Kant's work, and for good reason. There's an entire history dedicated to how, and why, this book is a difficult read, by modern standards. I highly suggest you start elsewhere in your endeavors to understanding the nature of "A Critique of Pure Reason" than the book itself.

That being said. If you are familiar with Kant and other philosopher's books on understanding rational thought, then this book is for you! It must be read carefully though as the book has very poor structure and Kant jumps around quite a bit. But if you can finally discern the logical arguments within the book, you'll find a very invigorating, insightful and thought provoking critique indeed!
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1.0 out of 5 stars ???
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2018
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Very hard read
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Some Canadian Guy
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful edition of Kant's Classic!
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2017
Wonderful edition of Max Müller's translation, easily the best of all English translations. Kant's work is must-read material for any philosopher!
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TJA
1.0 out of 5 stars Kindle Version Many Spaces Missing
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2018
It is a difficult enough read without having spaces missing between many of the words. I am going to get the paperback because it is just too distracting.
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Andy
4.0 out of 5 stars Confusing, but cool.
Reviewed in Canada on December 16, 2021
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At several points I genuinely thought I was suffering from a stroke of some kind going through this. I was reading and 3 pages just tripped me up so hard I had a mini panic attack thinking something was wrong with me 'cause I was reading something, but it was just not registering.

The sentence structure, and how he'll jump back and forth constantly at times just makes it for a hard read. From what I gathered you really should know more about his works and writing style before going into this. There's SO much, SOOOOO much terminology you'll need to remember and it's just shot at you like bam, bam, one after another, non-stop, and you have to reference/understand it as he goes on to explain something else and/or another process using it RIGHT away. It's a freaking ride.

That being said, when you've read some of it, and you're actually capable of understanding what he's communicating in his way, it's pretty darn neat.
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Vroni
1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of money
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 8, 2014
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It's a scandal that Amazon is selling this book! Nobody picks up Kant as their bedtime reading. Kant's "Critique" is used by students and scholars for their academic research so how can they use a book which has NO pages numbers for the 2 prefaces and the introduction - together making about 60+ pages? The numbering starts with Book I "Transcendental Logic", so what went before doesn't count? Add to this the fact that there is no publisher, place of publication or date of publication and you have a volume that cannot be used by the target readership at all - you can only use to prop up a wonky table. This was a complete waste of money, but I am now alerted and won't make the same mistake again.
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