
THE THREE CRITIQUES: The Critique of Pure Reason, The Critique of Practical Reason & The Critique of Judgment
Foundational Insights into Ethics and AestheticsBy Immanuel KantLength46h 9m
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In "The Three Critiques: The Critique of Pure Reason, The Critique of Practical Reason, and The Critique of Judgment," Immanuel Kant presents a groundbreaking exploration of epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics, fundamentally reshaping Western philosophy. Each critique acts as a pillar in Kant's critical philosophy, addressing the limits of human understanding, the nature of moral judgment, and the conditions for aesthetic appreciation. The texts are marked by a rigorous analytic style, replete with intricate arguments and foundational concepts such as the categorical imperative and the aesthetic sublime that anchor Kant's transcendental idealism within both metaphysics and human experience. Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), a pivotal figure in Enlightenment thought, was profoundly influenced by the philosophical debates of his time, especially regarding the nature of knowledge and morality. His engagement with rationalism and empiricism led to his distinct method of critical examination, seeking to resolve the tensions between subjective experience and objective reality. The challenges posed by skepticism and dogmatism drove Kant to develop a comprehensive framework that articulated the relationship between reason, will, and the aesthetic experience. Scholars and readers alike will find "The Three Critiques" indispensable for understanding modern philosophy's emergence. With clarity and depth, Kant'Äôs works not only provide a robust foundation for ethical and aesthetic inquiry but also challenge readers to contemplate their own cognitive capacities and moral responsibilities. This collection is essential for anyone seeking insight into the philosophical currents that define contemporary thought.
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Table of contents
1Preface to the First Edition, 1781
51Section VII. Critical Solution of the Cosmological Problem
2Preface to the Second Edition, 1787
52Section VIII. Regulative Principle of Pure Reason in relation to the Cosmological Ideas
3I. Of the difference between Pure and Empirical Knowledge
53Section IX. Of the Empirical Use of the Regulative Principle of Reason with regard to the Cosmological Ideas
4II. The Human Intellect, even in an Unphilosophical State, is in Possession of Certain Cognitions “a priori”
54Chapter III. The Ideal of Pure Reason
5III. Philosophy stands in need of a Science which shall Determine the Possibility, Principles, and Extent of Human Knowledge “a priori”
55Section I. Of the Ideal in General
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6IV. Of the Difference Between Analytical and Synthetical Judgements
56Section II. Of the Transcendental Ideal (Prototypon Trancendentale)
7V. In all Theoretical Sciences of Reason, Synthetical Judgements “a priori” are contained as Principles
57Section III. Of the Arguments employed by Speculative Reason in Proof of the Existence of a Supreme Being
8VI. The Universal Problem of Pure Reason
58Section IV. Of the Impossibility of an Ontological Proof of the Existence of God
9VII. Idea and Division of a Particular Science, under the Name of a Critique of Pure Reason
59Section V. Of the Impossibility of a Cosmological Proof of the Existence of God
10Section I. Of Space
60Section VI. Of the Impossibility of a Physico-Theological Proof
11Section II. Of Time
61Section VII. Critique of all Theology based upon Speculative Principles of Reason
12I. Of Logic in General
62Appendix. Of the Regulative Employment of the Ideas of Pure Reason
13II. Of Transcendental Logic
63Section I. The Discipline of Pure Reason in the Sphere of Dogmatism
14III. Of the Division of General Logic into Analytic and Dialectic
64Section II. The Discipline of Pure Reason in Polemics
15IV. Of the Division of Transcendental Logic into Transcendental Analytic and Dialectic
65Section III. The Discipline of Pure Reason in Hypothesis
16Book I. Analytic of Conceptions
66Section IV. The Discipline of Pure Reason in Relation to Proofs
17Chapter I. Of the Transcendental Clue to the Discovery of all Pure Conceptions of the Understanding
67Section I. Of the Ultimate End of the Pure Use of Reason
18Introductory
68Section II. Of the Ideal of the Summum Bonum as a Determining Ground of the Ultimate End of Pure Reason
19Section I. Of defined above Use of understanding in General
69Section III. Of Opinion, Knowledge, and Belief
20Section II. Of the Logical Function of the Understanding in Judgements
70Chapter III. The Architectonic of Pure Reason
21Section III. Of the Pure Conceptions of the Understanding, or Categories
71Chapter IV. The History of Pure Reason
22Chapter II. Of the Deduction of the Pure Conceptions of the Understanding
72Preface
23Section I. Of the Principles of a Transcendental Deduction in general
73Introduction. Of the Idea of a Critique of Practical Reason
24Section II. Transcendental Deduction of the pure Conceptions of the Understanding
74Chapter I. Of the Principles of Pure Practical Reason
25Book II. Analytic of Principles
75Chapter II. Of the Concept of an Object of Pure Practical Reason
26Introduction. Of the Transcendental Faculty of judgement in General
76Chapter III. Of the Motives of Pure Practical Reason
27Chapter I. Of the Schematism of the Pure Conceptions of the Understanding
77Chapter I. Of a Dialectic of Pure Practical Reason Generally
28Chapter II. System of all Principles of the Pure Understanding
78Chapter II. Of the Dialectic of Pure Reason in defining the Conception of the “Summum Bonum”
29Section I. Of the Supreme Principle of all Analytical Judgements
79Second Part. Methodology of Pure Practical Reason
30Section II. Of the Supreme Principle of all Synthetical Judgements
80Conclusion
31Section III. Systematic Representation of all Synthetical Principles of the Pure Understanding (pt. 1)
81Editor’s Introduction
32Section III. Systematic Representation of all Synthetical Principles of the Pure Understanding (pt. 2)
82Preface
33Chapter III. Of the Ground of the Division of all Objects into Phenomena and Noumena
83I. Of the Division of Philosophy
34Appendix
84II. Of the Realm of Philosophy in General
35Introduction
85III. Of the Critique of Judgement as a Means of Combining the Two Parts of Philosophy into a Whole
36I. Of Transcendental Illusory Appearance
86IV. Of Judgement as a Faculty Legislating a Priori
37II. Of Pure Reason as the Seat of Transcendental Illusory Appearance
87V. The Principle of the Formal Purposiveness of Nature is a Transcendental Principle of Judgement
38Book I. Of the Conceptions of Pure Reason
88VI. Of the Combination of the Feeling of Pleasure with the Concept of the Purposiveness of Nature
39Section I. Of Ideas in General
89VII. Of the Aesthetical Representation of the Purposiveness of Nature
40Section II. Of Transcendental Ideas
90VIII. Of the Logical Representation of the Purposiveness of Nature
41Section III. System of Transcendental Ideas
91IX. Of the Connexion of the Legislation of Understanding with that of Reason by Means of the Judgement
42Book II. Of the Dialectical Procedure of Pure Reason
92First Book: Analytic of the Beautiful
43Chapter I. Of the Paralogisms of Pure Reason
93Second Book: Analytic of the Sublime (pt. 1)
44Chapter II. The Antinomy of Pure Reason
94Second Book: Analytic of the Sublime (pt. 2)
45Section I. System of Cosmological Ideas
95Second Division: Dialectic of the Aesthetical Judgement
46Section II. Antithetic of Pure Reason
96First Division: Analytic of the Teleological Judgement
47Section III. Of the Interest of Reason in these Self-contradictions
97Second Division: Dialectic of the Teleological Judgement
48Section IV. Of the necessity imposed upon Pure Reason of presenting a Solution of its Transcendental Problems
98Methodology of the Teleological Judgement
49Section V. Sceptical Exposition of the Cosmological Problems presented in the four Transcendental Ideas
99General remark on Teleology
50Section VI. Transcendental Idealism as the Key to the Solution of Pure Cosmological Dialectic