Free eBook

The Critique of Practical Reason

By Immanuel Kant

2018-11-16 19:47:24

The Critique of Practical Reason (Kritik der praktischen Vernunft) is the second of Immanuel Kant's three critiques, published in 1788. It follows on from Kant's Critique of Pure Reason and deals with his moral philosophy. The second Critique exer ... Read more
The Critique of Practical Reason (Kritik der praktischen Vernunft) is the second of Immanuel Kant's three critiques, published in 1788. It follows on from Kant's Critique of Pure Reason and deals with his moral philosophy. The second Critique exercised a decisive influence over the subsequent development of the field of ethics and moral philosophy, beginning with Johann Gottlieb Fichte's Doctrine of Science and becoming, during the 20th century, the principal reference point for deontological moral philosophy.Kant sketches out here what is to follow. Most of these two chapters focus on comparing the situation of theoretical and of practical reason and therefore discusses how the Critique of Practical Reason compares to the Critique of Pure Reason. Less

Book Details

File size140.88 KB
Print pages251
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2008-08-18
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781531258375
Immanuel Kant was an 18th-century philosopher from Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia). He's regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of modern Europe & of the late Enlightenment. H...

Reviews

Sign in to write a review

Join us and get access to all
your favourite books

Sign up for free and start exploring thousands of eBooks today.

Sign up for free