The Cambridge Companion to Kant

Thefundamentaltaskofphilosophysincetheseventeenthcenturyhasbeentodeterminewhethertheessentialprinciplesofbothknowledgeandactioncanbediscoveredbyhumanbeingsunaidedbyanexternalagency.NoonephilosophercontributedmoretothisenterprisethanKant,whoseCritiqueofPureReason(1781)shooktheveryfoundationsoftheintellectualworld.Kantarguedthatthebasicprinciplesofthenaturalscienceareimposedonrealitybyhumansensibilityandunderstanding,andthusthathumanbeingsarealsofreetoimposetheirownfreeandrationalagencyontheworld.ThisvolumeistheonlysystematicandcomprehensiveaccountofthefullrangeofKant'swritingsavailable,andthefirstmajoroverviewofhisworktobepublishedinmorethanadozenyears.AninternationallyrecognisedteamofKantscholarsexploreKant'sconceptualrevolutioninepistemology,metaphysics,philosophyofscience,moralandpoliticalphilosophy,aesthetics,andthephilosophyofreligion.