The Critique of Pure Reason

What it's about

Kant's inquiry into what reason can know without experience. He argues that space, time and categories such as cause belong to the structure of the mind, and that reason falls into contradictions when it tries to know God, the soul or the world as a whole. Both prefaces are included, in Meiklejohn's translation.

Who it's for

- Serious readers ready for one of the hardest books in philosophy - Anyone interested in the limits of human knowledge - Students who need the full text alongside a guide

What’s inside

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