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Kant on Representation and Objectivity
Author: A. B. Dickerson
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This book is a study of the second-edition version of the Transcendental Deduction (the so-called B-Deduction), one of the most important and obscure sections of Kants Critique of Pure Reason. Adam Dickerson analyzes most of the key themes in Kants theory of knowledge, including the nature of thought and representation, the notion of objectivity, and the way in which the mind structures our experience of the world.ReviewClear and well-argued, Dickersons book makes a welcome contribution to recent Kant literature. Philosophy in ReviewThe work at hand is a close study of the second-edition version of the transcendental deduction, and it succeeds admirably in providing an interpretation that is subtle, faithful to the text and to Kants intentions, and philosophically interesting. It is an extremely helpful contribution to the field. - Brandon C. Look, University of Kentucky Book DescriptionThis book is a study of the second-edition version of the Transcendental Deduction (the so-called B-Deduction), which is one of the most important and obscure sections of Kants Critique of Pure Reason. By way of a close analysis of the B-Deduction, Adam Dickerson discusses most of the key themes in Kants theory of knowledge, including the nature of thought and representation, the notion of objectivity, and the way in which the mind structures our experience of the world.
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This book is a study of the second-edition version of the Transcendental Deduction (the so-called B-Deduction), one of the most important and obscure sections of Kants Critique of Pure Reason. Adam Dickerson analyzes most of the key themes in Kants theory of knowledge, including the nature of thought and representation, the notion of objectivity, and the way in which the mind structures our experience of the world.ReviewClear and well-argued, Dickersons book makes a welcome contribution to recent Kant literature. Philosophy in ReviewThe work at hand is a close study of the second-edition version of the transcendental deduction, and it succeeds admirably in providing an interpretation that is subtle, faithful to the text and to Kants intentions, and philosophically interesting. It is an extremely helpful contribution to the field. - Brandon C. Look, University of Kentucky Book DescriptionThis book is a study of the second-edition version of the Transcendental Deduction (the so-called B-Deduction), which is one of the most important and obscure sections of Kants Critique of Pure Reason. By way of a close analysis of the B-Deduction, Adam Dickerson discusses most of the key themes in Kants theory of knowledge, including the nature of thought and representation, the notion of objectivity, and the way in which the mind structures our experience of the world.
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