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Critique of Pure Reason

Critique of Pure Reason

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'The purpose of this critique of pure speculative reason consists in the attempt to change the old procedure of metaphysics and to bring about a complete revolution'

Kant's Critique of Pure Reason （1781） is the central text of modern philosophy。 It presents a profound and challenging investigation into the nature of human reason， its knowledge and its illusions。 Reason， Kant argues， is the seat of certain concepts that precede experience and make it possible， but we are not therefore entitled to draw conclusions about the natural world from these concepts。 The Critique brings together the two opposing schools of philosophy: rationalism， which grounds all our knowledge in reason， and empiricism， which traces all our knowledge to experience。 Kant's transcendental idealism indicates a third way that goes far beyond these alternatives。

Marcus Weigelt's lucid re-working of Max Müller's classic translation makes the Critique accessible to a new generation of readers。 His informative introduction places the work in context and elucidates Kant's main arguments。 This edition also contains a bibliography and explanatory notes。

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Arbab Taimoor ，

Kant as Schopenhauer said the door of modern philosophy。 His works have been affecting the most influential philosophers of the modern age such as Hegel， Karl Marx， Sigmund Freud， Schopenhauer， Feuerbach， Nietzsche to some extend。 He handed down the most systematic and proper psychological basis to understand and experience things accordingly。 His systemic philosophies introduce a completely different level of Human's introduction。 On his maxim， some of the deep and significant philosophies late Kant as Schopenhauer said the door of modern philosophy。 His works have been affecting the most influential philosophers of the modern age such as Hegel， Karl Marx， Sigmund Freud， Schopenhauer， Feuerbach， Nietzsche to some extend。 He handed down the most systematic and proper psychological basis to understand and experience things accordingly。 His systemic philosophies introduce a completely different level of Human's introduction。 On his maxim， some of the deep and significant philosophies later then coined down such as alienation philosophy， historical material philosophies which were later being used by communism at a very large level to discern the histories of the materialism。I think everyone should first have to go through with Kant if they want to understand the later concepts of modernity and post-modernity。 。。。more

Rebecca J ，

absolute page turner。。 there's no reason to critique it。 absolute page turner。。 there's no reason to critique it。 。。。more

Paige McLoughlin ，

Kant in response to Hume's skepticism especially regarding the transcendental ego and the possibility of inductive knowledge responded to this deep skepticism with this work。 Building on the distinction between analytic and synthetic and a priori and a posteriori to build an edifice based on concepts that come from our experience of time and space and the continuum to build a synthetic apriori to form the foundation of his rationalism。 Of course in the antinomies， this foundation finds its limi Kant in response to Hume's skepticism especially regarding the transcendental ego and the possibility of inductive knowledge responded to this deep skepticism with this work。 Building on the distinction between analytic and synthetic and a priori and a posteriori to build an edifice based on concepts that come from our experience of time and space and the continuum to build a synthetic apriori to form the foundation of his rationalism。 Of course in the antinomies， this foundation finds its limits。 Did the world have a beginning？ Human reason can support both the affirmative and the negative in these antinomies。 。。。more

Bright Ocean ，

Ngồi tự nhẩm bao nhiều ngày rồi kể từ lần cuối đọc Kant。 Đọc Kant có một sự mẫu mực về phong cách viết của triết gia， sự chỉnh chu， tính hệ thống， rành mạch， ít dùng ẩn dụ hay văn chương kiểu từ Hegel với nhiều triết gia Pháp， thành ra Kant dễ đọc hơn Hegel nhưng chưa bao giờ là dễ hiểu。 Chả biết nói gì về cuốn này， phần vì không đủ thẩm quyền， phần vì， chả biết nói gì thật。Đại khái là khai mào Kant sẽ cho ta ngáo dần với đống lý thuyết về phân tích， tổng hợp， tiên thiên， hậu thiên。 Sẽ có ba loạ Ngồi tự nhẩm bao nhiều ngày rồi kể từ lần cuối đọc Kant。 Đọc Kant có một sự mẫu mực về phong cách viết của triết gia， sự chỉnh chu， tính hệ thống， rành mạch， ít dùng ẩn dụ hay văn chương kiểu từ Hegel với nhiều triết gia Pháp， thành ra Kant dễ đọc hơn Hegel nhưng chưa bao giờ là dễ hiểu。 Chả biết nói gì về cuốn này， phần vì không đủ thẩm quyền， phần vì， chả biết nói gì thật。Đại khái là khai mào Kant sẽ cho ta ngáo dần với đống lý thuyết về phân tích， tổng hợp， tiên thiên， hậu thiên。 Sẽ có ba loại， phán đoán tiên thiên phân tích， phán đoán hậu thiên tổng hợp， hai cái này thì dễ hiểu， không cần nói nhiều， đến cái thứ ba thì là cái tiên thiên tổng hợp （！） thì quả thật khó hiểu。 Sau ông gọi những điều kiện cho phán đoán tiên thiên tổng hợp là siêu nghiệm。 Sau sẽ đi vào phân tích pháp về các nguyên tắc， sẽ đề ra những cặp phạm trù （bạn nào đọc Kant lâu sẽ luôn nhẩm mồm đống này vì nó rất cần để hiểu những đoạn sau， nhất là phần biện chứng pháp）。 Phần này là phần khó nhất， tuy nhiên cũng có vài cái thú vị。 Như ta biết thì Kant có 2 loại cảm năng siêu nghiệm， đó là Không gian và Thời gian， hai cái này chơi cũng với đống cặp phạm trù kia sẽ tạo nên những nhận thức （à thực ra phần cảm năng học siêu nghiệm Kant nói đến trước phần về phạm trù）， nhưng sẽ nhận ra có sự đứt gãy giữa phần phạm trù và cảm năng， cái này có cái Niệm thức làm cấu nối， cái này là nửa bên nọ nửa bên kia， cái này là gì thì không nói hehe =））） （gợi ý: là một trong hai cái cảm năng）。 Ở phần này Kant cũng phân biệt vấn đề thời danh: phân biệt Hiện tượng và Vật tự thân。 Phần biện chứng pháp còn thú vị nữa cơ， Kant giải quyết rất nhiều vấn đề đương thời như nguyên nhân tối thượng， linh hồn bất tử， vân vân。Nói chung những tóm tắt kia chỉ là tóm tắt， và đọc lâu rồi nên mình cũng không nhớ đề mục nên có thể lộn xộn， còn thực sự nên đọc thẳng vì nó có rất rất nhiều điều thú vị， và là must read với ai học triết。 Nói thẳng， ai học triết mà không đọc Kant thì cơi như chưa biết gì。 Mình không đủ thẩm quyền để đánh giá bản dịch của Bùi Văn Nam Sơn， nhưng cảm nhận rất tốt， cũng nghe nhiều đánh giá rất tích cực， và vẫn tin trình độ của thầy Sơn。 Chờ ngày rảnh đọc nốt 2 phê phán còn lại， và vài cuốn Hegel nữa， phủ bụi hơi lâu trên tủ rồi haizz。 。。。more

Caroline Loftus ，

Horrible beach read

Danielle Anderson ，

Some good ideas but why bother reading past the clunky and confusing language

Utsob Roy ，

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Luke Smith ，

Absolutely crucial to the field of Philosophy of course though the writing itself is quite inaccessible considering that Kant was a million miles ahead of everyone in the field （and vocabulary-wise）。 Had to read it a few times to get a legitimate grasp on some of the main points made。

Garret Macko ，

Jumped around too much to feel comfortable giving this a rating。 Tackling this was without a doubt one of the most herculean literary tasks I've ever undertaken。 Maybe someday If I'm feeling particularly ambitious I'll try and return to it。 Jumped around too much to feel comfortable giving this a rating。 Tackling this was without a doubt one of the most herculean literary tasks I've ever undertaken。 Maybe someday If I'm feeling particularly ambitious I'll try and return to it。 。。。more

Ursula Mirbach ，

Oh my！ Difficult read。

vishal Ajisai ，

Infinite tons of bullshit

NYNBLYVYNYSS ，

Kant's mind feels like the inside of a perfectly precise， meticulously emblazoned Swiss timepiece。Though of course not as absolutely correct on everything as possible， Kant is the pinnacle of Apollonian thinking and should be respected and appreciated as such。 His work should be indulged in as much for its beauty as for its profundity。 Kant's mind feels like the inside of a perfectly precise， meticulously emblazoned Swiss timepiece。Though of course not as absolutely correct on everything as possible， Kant is the pinnacle of Apollonian thinking and should be respected and appreciated as such。 His work should be indulged in as much for its beauty as for its profundity。 。。。more

Vasco ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Uma obra da dimensão da Crítica da Razão Pura não pode ser avaliada seriamente com apenas uma leitura em poucos meses。 Trata-se de uma obra que， acredito， apenas poderá ser apreciada depois de anos de leitura atenta e estudo cuidadoso。 Dito isto， seguem-se as minhas impressões depois desta primeira leitura。A Crítica da Razão Pura é uma obra extraordinariamente difícil de seguir。 Para começar， trata de um tema bicudo， impossível por natureza， o conhecimento humano， os limites da razão， as grandes Uma obra da dimensão da Crítica da Razão Pura não pode ser avaliada seriamente com apenas uma leitura em poucos meses。 Trata-se de uma obra que， acredito， apenas poderá ser apreciada depois de anos de leitura atenta e estudo cuidadoso。 Dito isto， seguem-se as minhas impressões depois desta primeira leitura。A Crítica da Razão Pura é uma obra extraordinariamente difícil de seguir。 Para começar， trata de um tema bicudo， impossível por natureza， o conhecimento humano， os limites da razão， as grandes questões metafísicas que apaixonam pensadores desde os primórdios da humanidade。 Kant aborda a questão procurando fazer um trabalho de análise minuciosa， uma rigorosa dedução lógica， identificando e isolando cada elemento da racionalidade e dividindo-o， por sua vez， em dezenas de sub-elementos。 Em toda a obra， a introdução de conceitos é massiva， serão centenas de definições， divisões， categorias， tábuas de categorias， o que por si só， torna a leitura da obra uma tarefa muito complicada; com efeito， é necessário um domínio prévio de cada um de todos os conceitos introduzidos （o que não é fácil） para se poder seguir o fio à meada。 Todavia， a ambição de rigor lógico acaba por sair comprometida por uma arbitrariedade do autor， no que assume axiomaticamente， nas afirmações discutíveis que produz， algo que começa a tornar-se insuportavelmente evidente à medida que percorremos a obra。 Finalmente， a escrita da obra é pouco clara， há pouca nitidez， muita repetição de ideias que o autor aparenta querer forçar sobre o leitor， o que resulta num texto nebuloso que parece andar perdido， às voltas， à procura do seu fim。 Com efeito， Kant parece ter escrito as diferentes partes da sua obra separadamente， faltando alguma unidade e， por vezes， coerência à mesma。 Tudo isto concorre， portanto， para um exercício de leitura dos mais intrincados com que nos podemos deparar。Diria que o melhor da obra são as ideias básicas de Kant， os fenómenos， as intuições e as estruturas a priori do conhecimento， a síntese das aperceções e a unidade universal da razão pura que apenas deve ser considerada no estrito domínio da experiência possível。 Não me parece que Kant seja verdadeiramente original no seu pensamento， não me parece que， fora nomenclatura diversa que tenha introduzido， se possa dizer que tenha formulado um conceito verdadeiramente novo， mas acho que foi capaz de elaborar uma teoria que procura explicar e resolver as grandes questões metafísicas operando uma síntese do pensamento de inúmeros filósofos anteriores。 O pior da obra， na minha perspetiva， são as justificações apresentadas， obscuras， retóricas， circulares e， por vezes， contraditórias。 A questão da matemática pura， particularmente， parece-me um calcanhar de Aquiles， um alvo grosseiramente evidente para o desmantelar de uma boa parte， pelo menos， da teoria apresentada。 。。。more

RAVAGE777 ，

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Sencer Az ，

Okuması çok ama çok zor ve ağdalı bir kitabı ， yan kitaplar ve felsefe sözlükleriyle bitirdim。 Umarım KAnt'ı doğru anlayabilmişimdir。 Günlerdir beynimde antinomiler，paralojiler， aklın yetileri ve kullanımları dönüyor。Immanuel Kant， 1500 sene önce Platon ve Aristo tarafından insan aklının üzerine açılan， daha doğrusu insan aklını bu şemsiyeyle kapatan ve gerek islam gerek skolastik hristiyan felsefesine dayanak olan büyük şemsiyeyi kapatarak ; saf aklın önderliğinde aydınlanmaya doğru yeni bir şe Okuması çok ama çok zor ve ağdalı bir kitabı ， yan kitaplar ve felsefe sözlükleriyle bitirdim。 Umarım KAnt'ı doğru anlayabilmişimdir。 Günlerdir beynimde antinomiler，paralojiler， aklın yetileri ve kullanımları dönüyor。Immanuel Kant， 1500 sene önce Platon ve Aristo tarafından insan aklının üzerine açılan， daha doğrusu insan aklını bu şemsiyeyle kapatan ve gerek islam gerek skolastik hristiyan felsefesine dayanak olan büyük şemsiyeyi kapatarak ; saf aklın önderliğinde aydınlanmaya doğru yeni bir şemsiyeyi hiç kapanmamak üzere insanlığın usunun üzerine açıyor。Aydınlanma metniyle bize sunduğu ergin olma halini ve akla cesaret edilerek dünyayı anlama yetisini beynin tüm hücrelerine doğru akıtıyor。 Kant'ın bu aklın kullanımına ilişkin， kendinden önceki ve kendinden aşkın tüm düşüncelere mahkum eden vesayetini kırarak ; din，tanrı，iktidarlar，töre ve ahlakın pençelerinden kurtararak aydınlanmaya ulaştırdığına bu metinlerle şahit oluyoruz。 。。。more

Cheapras ，

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Б。 Ачболд ，

Since it took me more than a year to work through this， I'm going to brag about it here。 Do not attempt it without a guide or two。 （This did not turn out to be a book that you just pick up and read。） My guides were: Sebastian Gardner's Kant and the Critique of Pure Reason （Routledge）， and more importantly， Prof。 Bernstein's course available at bernsteintapes。com。I subsequently thought I should've read the Kemp Smith translation， but I don't think it's a major issue。 Since it took me more than a year to work through this， I'm going to brag about it here。 Do not attempt it without a guide or two。 （This did not turn out to be a book that you just pick up and read。） My guides were: Sebastian Gardner's Kant and the Critique of Pure Reason （Routledge）， and more importantly， Prof。 Bernstein's course available at bernsteintapes。com。I subsequently thought I should've read the Kemp Smith translation， but I don't think it's a major issue。 。。。more

Steven Siswandhi ，

This book absolutely scared me at the beginning， its reputation precedes it。 However， it's actually pretty digestible。 One of the most influential book in history of Western thought， Kant explores the content and the boundaries of our mind。 He started the so called Copernican revolution of the mind by shifting the focus from the problem of knowledge of the outside world to the human mind as the knower through his doctrine of Transcendental Idealism。Kant is basically a synthesis of the two prevai This book absolutely scared me at the beginning， its reputation precedes it。 However， it's actually pretty digestible。 One of the most influential book in history of Western thought， Kant explores the content and the boundaries of our mind。 He started the so called Copernican revolution of the mind by shifting the focus from the problem of knowledge of the outside world to the human mind as the knower through his doctrine of Transcendental Idealism。Kant is basically a synthesis of the two prevailing Enlightenment philosophies of his time: Descartes' Rationalism which asserts that ultimate knowledge is to be gained from the inside of the human mind， namely concepts， mathematics， and so on; and empiricism/skepticism of Hume and Locke which asserts that the source of knowledge comes from experience， that the human mind is a tabula rasa without it。 Which one is true？ Kant came up with a third alternative， one which changed the history of Western thought for the centuries to come: that without experience there is no knowledge， but the human mind has innate categories which process these sensations。 The reason can only know things that are based on experience， without it， it can only speculate。 In other words， tabula rasa is wrong。 It was only then Fichte picked up Kant's 'thing in itself'， interpreting it as the 'transcendental self'， before Schopenhauer interpreted it as 'will'， which is the substance behind the world of appearances （maya）， which in turn influenced Nietzsche。What I find most mindblowing:1。 Kant's concept of space and time as not only a 'thing' or a 'container' out there to contain objects of the universe， but also a basic category of the human mind。 Basically， we are not in time， but time is in us。 Without space and time， we cannot conceive objects out there。2。 There is a section called the Antinomies where Kant discussed age-old debates such as "Does the universe begin to exist"。 Kant's twist is that he argued each side equally strongly before arguing that both sides are examples of the mind applying concepts to things that cannot be experienced， hence rendering its explanation unprovable。 His discussion is complex and highly insightful （and dense）。 3。 His debunking of the arguments on the Existence of God， such as the Ontological， Cosmological， and the Design arguments。 In the space of few pages （！）， he demonstrated how these old arguments that has a long history from St。 Anselm， Aristotle， Descartes and so on， are a result of misunderstanding！ Existence is not a predicate。 The second book proceeds on a much easier tone。 It's as if there are two Kants， the first one is the dense and often obtuse but always clear philosopher who presents watertight arguments， and the second is a dinner-talk partner。 Kant outlines the basics of his new school of thought， of how we believe something， of the boundaries of the mind， and so on。I love the discussion on practical reason/Ethics near the end of the book where Kant eloquently explored Ethics' tendency to be unprovable and yet forms such a powerful influence on people， also a foundation of freedom。 It's a teaser to his Critique of Practical Reason。 Although it's short， you will marvel at how such an everyday phenomena as Ethics is so elusive if you try to trace its origin。 The middle part （Transcendental Analytic） is the one I found most boring and obtuse。 There are some bits that I have to skim because no matter how much you read them， the construction of the sentences （or maybe the translation） is impossible to digest。 I also find his categorization of the human mind into 12 categories and 4 schema rather obsessive。 This is back in the days before people figure out brain functions and psychology。 I think Kant's level of analysis is from the rational/ideal side， whereas he had not have the biological side of things figured out。 Had he come across brain research or Kahneman or Chomsky， or even postmodernism， then he might have been even more suspicious of reason's ability to find truth。 I also think that with epigenetics and the nature/nurture debate today， Kant is vindicated in his belief of the existing categories of the mind。Five star for content and insight。 This is one of the books that will change how you look at the world。 Goes without saying it will take time。 Use wikipedia or a guide book （I use Scruton's little book） to get through。 Reading a summary and the original is not the same！ It's been more than 200 years and I hardly see the kind of depth （although not clarity） of his discussions on these topics like God， freedom， and immortality/soul。One more advice if you manage to summon enough courage to pick it up: make sure you get the terminologies before you delve into the discussion。 Things such as synthetic a priori， constitutive/regulative， apodictic， and so on。 Kant repeated those throughout the book， so make sure you get them before you have to keep going back and forth！ 。。。more

Vassiliki A。 ，

What a book！ As a hobbyist in philosophy this book was a goal I've had for quite some time。 When I began reading this one I focused all my brain power trying to fully understand the introduction and the first part of it （Transcendental Aesthetic） which I enjoyed quite a bit。 I soon came to realise however that exposing myself to pages after pages of this man's thoughts and logical progressions， trying to put myself in a position where I would understand what he means and simultaneously pose a cr What a book！ As a hobbyist in philosophy this book was a goal I've had for quite some time。 When I began reading this one I focused all my brain power trying to fully understand the introduction and the first part of it （Transcendental Aesthetic） which I enjoyed quite a bit。 I soon came to realise however that exposing myself to pages after pages of this man's thoughts and logical progressions， trying to put myself in a position where I would understand what he means and simultaneously pose a critical eye really messed up my mood。 He writes in an extremely boastful way where he constantly claims that his answers are right and unquestionable while at the same time demeaning anyone who might have an opposing view。 This can be extremely persuading at times， but I know better than to approach a philosophical text with the mindset that I'm going to agree on everything。 Going through Transcendental Logic and especially the Transcendental Analytic I started drinking while reading in order to cope with the pain my mind was going through and this part was the most time consuming for me。 The Transcendental Dialectic which follows is an extremely interesting part where I remember having my mind blown multiple times and during which I found it hard to put the book down。 Going into the last part （Transcendental Doctrine of Method） I was flushed with excitement about finally being close to the end and prepared myself to be just a little more patient with this man， but the text suddenly turns pretty wholesome and rather inspiring。 There is also here a part which is demeaning to pupils of philosophy who follow strictly the teachings of someone without adding anything of their own or altering things， which I found really surprising and juxtaposed to the way that the rest of the book is written。 If I could give some advice to someone approaching this book for the first time I would say: a） don't waste your time trying to break down every definition he gives， he makes sure to repeat things enough and you'll soon understand andb）definitely don't start drinking in the transcendental analytic！ 。。。more

Joe Z ，

Philosophy （and science for that matter） have made developments that make one wonder why it would be necessary to read Kant in light of them。 The primary reason to read Kant is the subjectively ideal forms of Space and Time。 Though in modern science， space and time are treated as concepts rather than mere forms， the psychological aspect of their inescapability is a haunting reminder for the limits of our experience。 Everything sensible， including findings from modern physics and astronomy， must Philosophy （and science for that matter） have made developments that make one wonder why it would be necessary to read Kant in light of them。 The primary reason to read Kant is the subjectively ideal forms of Space and Time。 Though in modern science， space and time are treated as concepts rather than mere forms， the psychological aspect of their inescapability is a haunting reminder for the limits of our experience。 Everything sensible， including findings from modern physics and astronomy， must necessarily come across these subjectively ideal forms， though we might empirically expand what can come across in experience （i。e。 the form of data we receive in radio telescopes amongst others）， we still are psychologically confined by space and time in our making sense of the data。 Unfortunately， the secularized christian morality that he espouses when he gets to practical reason comes across as an attempt to make palatable the Aristotelian “ends” and the Platonic “good” with a distinctly Protestant flavor。 Kant win em all can ya？But his outlining of how the forms of intuition and the categories of the understanding work in relation to how we reason， speculatively or otherwise， is really a standout worth reading if one wants a thorough psychological basis of how we subjectively experience experience。 。。。more

Jay ，

If Kant was a better writer， one wonders if his influence would have been greater！ 800+ pages of dense prose。 Nevertheless， he came up with a few great insights which have kept philosophers in business for a couple of centuries trying the explain his meaning。 His Metaphysics of Morals is a better read， and much shorter， reflecting his moral philosophy。

John Visbisky ，

“If you think you’re a dirtbag， you might be a dirtbag。” -Immanuel Kant

Ciel Emerson ，

was about time that we made it through this！ having studied/ written/ indirectly read 'The Critique of Pure Reason' way too many times for my only-relying-on-others'-references-and-choice-of-quotes not to be considered conceit！ so there was not that much surprise in it， but it's just lovely to think about how many past academics have gone through this and regarded this chunky book as the basis to their later work。 In the Transcendental Dialectics， I'd have personally wished for a bit more concis was about time that we made it through this！ having studied/ written/ indirectly read 'The Critique of Pure Reason' way too many times for my only-relying-on-others'-references-and-choice-of-quotes not to be considered conceit！ so there was not that much surprise in it， but it's just lovely to think about how many past academics have gone through this and regarded this chunky book as the basis to their later work。 In the Transcendental Dialectics， I'd have personally wished for a bit more conciseness- big parts were just systematic arrangements of hypothetic subdivisions into subdivisions of perception/ cognition bits （and while I was impressed by the Architektonik at the end）， it gave me the feels of overly correct & accurate-just-for-fun German bureaucracy。 On the other hand， Kant's repeated ranting and intellectually insulting of Hume， Locke， Leibniz and Berkeley （especially Hume） is quite entertaining， even though my heart breaks every time I read his enthusiastic 'Refutation of Idealism' and think about all the ways later philosophers like Pereboom， Rohlf or McKinsey tear that apart。 （Stanford Encyclopedia is a fabulous well for that）Obviously huge recommend since it lays the grounds for what feels like most modern disciplines & theories and it's just stunning to appreciate that by fully taking it in & also show some humility to German grammar which allows an average sentence length of half a page。 。。。more

Yahn Wuthstrack ，

Eu não entendi nada ， logo， não posso opinar lkkkk

Klaas ，

EINDELIJK

SEBI DEMOLDER ，

C dur olala

Shadowofalok Kumar ，

My take is that this is a work on cognitive science approached in a speculative manner。 Some of it has been proved false some true。 Written in 18th century before experimental cognitive science took off， it is a work of psychology in the garb of traditional epistemology。

Ryan ，

“For explanations and examples， and other helps to intelligibility， aid us in the comprehension of parts， but they distract the attention， dissipate the mental power of the reader， and stand in the way of his forming a clear conception of the whole; as he cannot attain soon enough to a survey of the system， and the colouring and embellishments bestowed upon it prevent his observing its articulation or organization—which is the most important consideration with him， when he comes to judge of its “For explanations and examples， and other helps to intelligibility， aid us in the comprehension of parts， but they distract the attention， dissipate the mental power of the reader， and stand in the way of his forming a clear conception of the whole; as he cannot attain soon enough to a survey of the system， and the colouring and embellishments bestowed upon it prevent his observing its articulation or organization—which is the most important consideration with him， when he comes to judge of its unity and stability。”“Through observation and analysis of appearances we penetrate to nature's inner recesses， and no one can say how far this knowledge may in time extend。 But with all this knowledge， and even if the whole of nature were revealed to us， we should still never be able to answer those transcendental questions which go beyond nature。 The reason of this is that it is not given to us to observe our own mind with any other intuition than that of inner sense; and that it is yet precisely in the mind that the secret of the source of our sensibility is located。 The relation of sensibility to an object and what the transcendental ground of this unity may be， are matters undoubtedly so deeply concealed that we， who after all know even ourselves only through inner sense and therefore as appearance， can never be justified in treating sensibility as being a suitable instrument of investigation for discovering anything save always still other appearances – eager as we yet are to explore their non-sensible cause。" 。。。more

Evan Moore ，

To intuit the noumenal realm would be simpler than rate this book。 By what modality does one use to judge this book？ Historical significance？ Deftness of style and intelligibility？ How about the transcendental categories of the Understanding？ I excercise my fauclty of speculative reasoning and free will to avoid all that noise and give it a simple answer: the Critique is for no one， yet somehow for everyone if you've ruined your brain with too much contemplation。Recommended for those who wish th To intuit the noumenal realm would be simpler than rate this book。 By what modality does one use to judge this book？ Historical significance？ Deftness of style and intelligibility？ How about the transcendental categories of the Understanding？ I excercise my fauclty of speculative reasoning and free will to avoid all that noise and give it a simple answer: the Critique is for no one， yet somehow for everyone if you've ruined your brain with too much contemplation。Recommended for those who wish they were more interesting to their peers and themselves。 。。。more

Jack Leonard ，

Genius book， just hate what it does to people， haha。

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