Kant and his German Contemporaries: Volume 1, Logic, Mind, Epistemology, Science and Ethics

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This collection of new essays, the first of its kind in English, considers the ways in which the philosophy of Immanuel Kant engages with the views of lesser-known eighteenth-century German thinkers. Each chapter casts new light on aspects of Kant's complex relationship with these figures, particularly with respect to key aspects of his logic, metaphysics, epistemology, theory of science, and ethics. The portrait of Kant that emerges is of a major thinker thoroughly engaged with his contemporaries - drawing on their ideas and approaches, targeting their arguments for criticism and responding to their concerns, and seeking to secure the legacy of his thought among them. This volume will open the door for further research on Kant and his methods of philosophical inquiry, while introducing readers to the distinctive and influential philosophical contributions of several previously neglected figures.

Corey W. Dyck is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario. He is the author of Kant and Rational Psychology (2014). Falk Wunderlich is Lecturer in Philosophy at Martin-Luther-Universitat Halle-Wittenberg. His publications include Kant und die Bewusstseinstheorien des 18. Jahrhunderts (2005).

'Each of the chapters is rich in historical detail and carefully argued, so the volume as a whole is informative and rigorous. Readers will come away from the volume with a more authentic understanding of Kant, a more nuanced appreciation of his German contemporaries, and a better sense of the debates within which Kant's critical philosophy was situated. I think readers will also recognize that Kant, his contemporaries, and their debates, are not merely 'of historical interest', since contemporary philosophers are still grappling with many of the same issues as Kant's predecessors, peers, and immediate successors.' J. Colin McQuillan, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews