Kant's Theory of Knoledge An Analytical Introduction [Paperback]

The Critique of Pure Reasonis Kant's acknowledged masterpiece, in which he tackles the question of how we can possibly have knowledge that does not rest on experience (a priori knowledge). The first half of theCritiqueadvances a constructive theory of human cognition and defends the possibility of human knowledge against the skeptical empiricism of Hume. These sections of theCritiqueare difficult for beginners and for advanced students alike. While there exist many scholarly works discussing theCritiqueon an advanced level, this book is explicitly designed to be read alongside the text by first-time readers of Kant. Dicker makes Kant's views and arguments as accessible as possible without oversimplifying them, and synthesizes the views of contemporary scholars.Kant's Theory of Knowledgewill be useful to both undergraduate and graduate students struggling with this notoriously difficult yet deeply influential thinker.

Dicker's book is filled with insightful clarifications that confirm Kant's epistemological relevancy to the analytic tradition. --Jason Howard,Review of Metaphysics

Dicker is deft in integrating technically sophisticated descriptions of Kant's arguments with clear, illuminating examples. --Choice

Georges Dicker's book is a remarkably cogent, clear, and accessible treatment of the first half of Kant'sCritique of Pure Reason.It advances an attractive interpretation of this material that will be of interest to any scholar of Kant's metaphysics and epistemology. Partly because it incorporates a fair-minded exposition and evaluation of the most influential work in this area of the past forty years, it is to my mind now the best companion for a first course on theCritique. --Derk Pereboom, University of Vermont

Given the extreme difficulty of both Kant's prose and thought, I tend to be sceptical of this project of making Kant safe for begilc,