Kant's Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science by Michael Bennett Mcnulty

Kant's Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science by Michael Bennett Mcnulty

In his Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science (1786), Kant accounts for the possibility of an acting-at-a-distance gravitational force, demonstrates the infinite divisibility of matter, and derives analogues to Newtonian laws of motion. The work is his major statement in philosophy of science, and was especially influential in German-speaking countries in the nineteenth century. However, this complex text has not received the scholarly attention it deserves. The chapters of this Critical Guide clarify the accounts of matter, motion, the mathematization of nature, space, and natural laws exhibited in the Metaphysical Foundations; elucidate the relationship between its metaphysics of nature and Kant's critical philosophy; and describe the historical context for Kant's account of natural science. The volume will be an invaluable resource for understanding one of Kant's most difficult works, and will set the agenda for future scholarship on Kant's philosophy of science.

Michael Bennett McNulty is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy, University of Minnesota. He has published widely on various aspects of Kant's philosophy of science and philosophy of nature.

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ISBN 13	9781108701709
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Titel	Kant's Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science
Autor	Michael Bennett Mcnulty
Serie	Cambridge Critical Guides
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2024-04-25
Seitenanzahl	301
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