Kant and the Demands of Self-Consciousness - Hardcover

Keller, Pierre

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521630770 ISBN 13: 9780521630771

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Pierre Keller examines Kant's theory of self-consciousness and argues that it succeeds in explaining how both subjective and objective experience are possible. He argues for a new understanding of Kant's conception of self-consciousness as the capacity to abstract not only from what one happens to be experiencing, but also from one's own personal identity. By developing this new interpretation he is able to argue that transcendental self-consciousness underwrites a general theory of objectivity and subjectivity at the same time.

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Book Description:

In Kant and the Demands of Self-Consciousness, Pierre Keller examines Kant's theory of self-consciousness and argues that it succeeds in explaining how both subjective and objective experience are possible. Previous interpretations of Kant's theory have held that he treats all self-consciousness as knowledge of objective states of affairs, and also that self-consciousness can be interpreted as knowledge of personal identity. By developing this striking new interpretation Keller is able to argue that transcendental self-consciousness underwrites a general theory of objectivity and subjectivity at the same time.

Review:

"Keller (Univ. of California, Riverside) offers an original reading of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason that combines thematic focus and comprehensive scope." Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0521630770
• ISBN 13: 9780521630771
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296