Kant: Studies on Mathematics in the Critical Philosophy - 9781138094819

Name: Kant: Studies on Mathematics in the Critical Philosophy - 9781138094819
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

There is a long tradition, in the history and philosophy of science, of studying Kant\u2019s philosophy of mathematics, but recently philosophers have begun to examine the way in which Kant\u2019s reflections on mathematics play a role in his philosophy more generally, and in its development. For example, in the Critique of Pure Reason, Kant outlines the method of philosophy in general by contrasting it with the method of mathematics; in the Critique of Practical Reason, Kant compares the Formula of Universal Law, central to his theory of moral judgement, to a mathematical postulate; in the Critique of Judgement, where he considers aesthetic judgment, Kant distinguishes the mathematical sublime from the dynamical sublime. This last point rests on the distinction that shapes the Transcendental Analytic of Concepts at the heart of Kant\u2019s Critical philosophy, that between the mathematical and the dynamical categories. These examples make it clear that Kant's transcendental philosop.