Author roadmap · 6 books
A demanding author study: what can we know, what should we do, and what may we hope? Begin with the shorter guides before taking on the three Critiques.
Books, curator notes, and what to read next.
Immanuel Kant
Use this shorter work to orient the question of possible knowledge, then return to the longer Critique with its map in mind.
Next: Critique of Pure Reason
Immanuel Kant
Begin with the prefaces and introduction, then the Transcendental Aesthetic. Ask what makes experience possible.
Next: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Immanuel Kant
Work through the formulations of the categorical imperative. Test the difference between duty and a favorable outcome.
Next: Critique of Practical Reason
Immanuel Kant
Kant connects moral law with freedom. Compare the argument with the Groundwork and keep practical claims distinct from theoretical knowledge.
Next: Critique of Judgment
Immanuel Kant
Begin with judgments of beauty and the sublime. Ask how a response grounded in feeling can still claim agreement from others.
Next: Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason
Immanuel Kant
Kant tests religious ideas against a moral framework. Ask what radical evil adds to his account of agency and duty.
Also includes Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Substance, ideas, knowledge, and possible worlds. Compare metaphysical systems by the problems they solve and the commitments they ask us to accept.
Also includes Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Trace disputes about knowledge and reality across rationalist, empiricist, and critical philosophy. Read each system as a response to a problem rather than a label.
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