Kant Trouble: Obscurities of the Enlightened

by Diane Morgan

2020-12-31 22:27:53

Kant Troubleoffers a highly original and incisive reading of some of the lesser known aspects of Kantian thought.Throughout Morgan challenges the widely held view of Kant as the exponent of concrete and rigid rationality and argues that his airtight ... Read more
Kant Troubleoffers a highly original and incisive reading of some of the lesser known aspects of Kantian thought.
Throughout Morgan challenges the widely held view of Kant as the exponent of concrete and rigid rationality and argues that his airtight ''architectonic'' mode of reasoning overlooks certain topics which destabilise it. These include temporary forms of architecture, such as landscape gardening; examples which undermine the autonomy of the Kantian subject, for example, freemasonry; and the concept of radical evil, all of which suggest that Kant''s thought was capable of accommodating troubling and subversive themes. Morgan''s compelling discussion arrives at a fresh and ground breaking perspective on Kant whereby he is no longer to be regarded as a concrete rationalist, but as a daring thinker, not afraid to entertain ideas highly threatening to his own system and to the humanistic legacy of the enlightenment. Less

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File size9.21 X 6.14 X 0.5 in
Print pages256
PublisherRoutledge
Publication date April 8, 2000
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780415183536
Diane Morgan teaches religion and philosophy at Wilson and Frederick Community College. Passionate about sharing the beauty and mystery of Eastern thought with her students, Morgan is also passionate ...

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