Kant's Modal Metaphysics($110.00Value)

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Nicholas F. Stang explores Kant's theory of possibility, from the precritical period of the 1750-60s to the Critical system initiated by the Critique of Pure Reason in 1781. He argues that the key to understanding the relationship between these periods lies in Kant's reorientation of an ontological question towards a transcendental approach. "Nick Stang offers an extremely meticulous and original study of Immanuel Kant's theory of modality. It is the first book dedicated solely to Kantian modality in the Anglophone Kant literature, crowning the recent surge of articles on the subject, while also setting up a fertile ground for further discussion. The book's appeal is not limited to Kant readers. Considering its historical focus and scope, Stang's book is unusually rigorous, analytically argued, and well informed by twentieth-century modal metaphysics and logic, making it perfectly accessible to those who are interested in modality from a contemporary metaphysical point of view." -- Journal of the History of Philosophy "Nick Stang offers an extremely meticulous and original study of Immanuel Kant's theory of modality. It is the first book dedicated solely to Kantian modality in the Anglophone Kant literature, crowning the recent surge of articles on the subject, while also setting up a fertile ground for further discussion. The book's appeal is not limited to Kant readers. Considering its historical focus and scope, Stang's book is unusually rigorous, analytically argued, and well informed by twentieth-century modal metaphysics and logic, making it perfectly accessible to those who are interested in modality from a contemporary metaphysical point of view." -- Journal of the History of Philosophy Nicholas F. Stang, University of Toronto Nicholas F. Stang is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at University of Toronto. Nicholas F. Stang, University of Toronto Nicholas F. Stang is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at University of Toronto.