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Kant's Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science
A Critical Guide
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In his Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science (1786), Kant accounts for the possibility of an acting-at-a-distance gravitational force, demonstrates the infinite divisibility of matter, and derives analogues to Newtonian laws of motion. The work is his major statement in philosophy of science, and was especially influential in German-speaking countries in the nineteenth century. However, this complex text has not received the scholarly attention it deserves. The chapters of this Critical Guide clarify the accounts of matter, motion, the mathematization of nature, space, and natural laws exhibited in the Metaphysical Foundations; elucidate the relationship between its metaphysics of nature and Kant's critical philosophy; and describe the historical context for Kant's account of natural science. The volume will be an invaluable resource for understanding one of Kant's most difficult works, and will set the agenda for future scholarship on Kant's philosophy of science.
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Topic
PhilosophySubtopic
Modern PhilosophyTable of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Series information
- Title page
- Copyright information
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Contributors
- Note on Abbreviations and Translations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Kant's Conception of the Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science: Subject Matter, Method, and Aim
- Chapter 2 Kant's Normative Conception of Natural Science
- Chapter 3 The Applicability of Mathematics as a Metaphysical Problem: Kant's Principles for the Construction of Concepts
- Chapter 4 Phoronomy: Space, Construction, and Mathematizing Motion
- Chapter 5 Space, Pure Intuition, and Laws in the Metaphysical Foundations
- Chapter 6 Finitism in the Metaphysical Foundations
- Chapter 7 The Construction of the Concept of Space-Filling: Kant's Approach and Intentions in the Dynamics Chapter of the Metaphysical Foundations
- Chapter 8 Beyond the Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science: Kant's Empirical Physics and the General Remark to the Dynamics
- Chapter 9 How Do We Transform Appearance into Experience?: Kant's Metaphysical Foundations of Phenomenology
- Chapter 10 Absolute Space as a Necessary Idea: Reading Kant's Phenomenology through Perspectival Lenses
- Chapter 11 Proper Natural Science and Its Role in the Critical System
- References
- Index
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