Kant and the Metaphysics of Causality
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Kant and the Metaphysics of Causality

Kant and the Metaphysics of Causality

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Eric Watkins (Author)  

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This is a book about Kant's views on causality as understood in their proper historical context. Specifically, Eric Watkins argues that a grasp of Leibnizian and anti-Leibnizian thought in eighteenth-century Germany helps one to see how the critical Kant argued for causal principles that have both metaphysical and epistemological elements. On this reading Kant's model of causality does not consist of events, but rather of substances endowed with causal powers that are exercised according to their natures and circumstances. This innovative conception of Kant's view of causality casts a light on Kant's philosophical beliefs in general, such as his account of temporality, his explanation of the reconciliation of freedom and determinism, and his response to the skeptical arguments of Hume. Worked examples or Exercises
Eric Watkins is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego.
  • Contributor: Eric Watkins
  • Imprint: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN13: 9780521543613
  • Number of Pages: 464
  • Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x26mm
  • Packaged Weight: 680
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Release Date: 2004-12-20
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Eric Watkins is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego.

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