Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
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Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
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Target entity: Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics Context triple: [Immanuel Kant, notableWork, Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics]
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A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy is Bertrand Russell’s comprehensive survey of Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century, combining exposition with critical commentary.
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Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy is Baruch Spinoza’s early systematic exposition and critique of René Descartes’ philosophy, presented in a geometric, axiomatic style that anticipates his later work.
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The Problems of Philosophy
The Problems of Philosophy is a short, accessible 1912 book by Bertrand Russell that introduces key issues in epistemology and metaphysics, such as the nature of reality, knowledge, and appearance versus reality.
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Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
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Principia Mathematica
Principia Mathematica is a landmark three-volume work in mathematical logic and the foundations of mathematics, co-authored by Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead, which aimed to derive all mathematical truths from a formal system of symbolic logic.
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Target entity: Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics Target entity description: Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
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A.
A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy is Bertrand Russell’s comprehensive survey of Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century, combining exposition with critical commentary.
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B.
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy is Baruch Spinoza’s early systematic exposition and critique of René Descartes’ philosophy, presented in a geometric, axiomatic style that anticipates his later work.
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C.
The Problems of Philosophy
The Problems of Philosophy is a short, accessible 1912 book by Bertrand Russell that introduces key issues in epistemology and metaphysics, such as the nature of reality, knowledge, and appearance versus reality.
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D.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
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E.
Principia Mathematica
Principia Mathematica is a landmark three-volume work in mathematical logic and the foundations of mathematics, co-authored by Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead, which aimed to derive all mathematical truths from a formal system of symbolic logic.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ work of epistemology ⓘ work of metaphysics ⓘ |
| aim |
to clarify and defend the arguments of the Critique of Pure Reason
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to provide a concise introduction to Kant’s critical philosophy ⓘ |
| author | Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| basedOn | Critique of Pure Reason ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Prussia ⓘ |
| follows | Critique of Pure Reason ⓘ |
| genre |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasForm | treatise ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century analytic philosophy
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German Idealism ⓘ
linked to:
German idealism
Neo-Kantianism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | readers unfamiliar with the Critique of Pure Reason ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
a priori forms of sensibility (space and time)
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categories of the understanding ⓘ distinction between analytic and synthetic judgments ⓘ synthetic a priori knowledge ⓘ thing in itself ⓘ transcendental idealism ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
conditions of the possibility of experience
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critique of traditional metaphysics ⓘ distinction between phenomena and noumena ⓘ limits of human cognition ⓘ possibility of metaphysics as a science ⓘ synthetic a priori judgments ⓘ |
| method | transcendental critique ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clarification of arguments from the Critique of Pure Reason
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concise presentation of Kant’s critical philosophy ⓘ systematic defense of the possibility of metaphysics as a science ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Prolegomena zu einer jeden künftigen Metaphysik, die als Wissenschaft wird auftreten können
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linked to:
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
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| philosophicalPeriod |
Enlightenment
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linked to:
Age of Enlightenment
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| philosophicalSchool | Kantianism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | transcendental idealism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1783 ⓘ |
| questionAddressed |
Can metaphysics be established as a rigorous science?
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How are synthetic a priori judgments possible? ⓘ |
| section |
How is metaphysics in general possible?
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How is pure mathematics possible? ⓘ How is pure natural science possible? ⓘ |
| structure | divided into a preface and three main sections ⓘ |
| title | Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics ⓘ |
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