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by Richard L. Velkley


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In Freedom and the End of Reason, Richard L. Velkley offers an influential interpretation of the central issue of Kant's philosophy and an evaluation of its position within modern philosophy's larger history. He persuasively argues that the whole of Kantianism-not merely the Second Critique-focuses on a "critique of practical reason" and is a response to a problem that Kant saw as intrinsic to reason itself: the teleological problem of its goodness. Reconstructing the influence of Rousseau on Kant's thought, Velkley demonstrates that the relationship between speculative philosophy and practical philosophy in Kant is far more intimate than generally has been perceived. By stressing a Rousseau-inspired notion of reason as a provider of practical ends, he is able to offer an unusually complete account of Kant's idea of moral culture.

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Richard L. Velkley offers a new interpretation of the central issues of Kant's philosophy and a new evaluation of its position within the history of modern philosophy. He persuasively argues that the whole of Kantianism, not merely the 'Second Critique, ' is really a 'critique of practical reason' and a response to a problem Kant saw as intrinsic to reason: the teleological problem of reason's goodness. By stressing a Rousseau--inspired notion of reason as a provider of practical ends, Velkley also is able to offer an unusually compete account of Kant's idea of moral culture.

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  • Title Freedom and the End of Reason: On the Moral Foundation of Kant's Critical Philosophy
  • Author Richard L. Velkley
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 2nd
  • Pages 244
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL
  • Date 1989-07-10
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780226852607 / 0226852601
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.32 x 6.31 x 0.81 in (23.67 x 16.03 x 2.06 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Modern
  • Library of Congress subjects Kant, Immanuel, Liberty
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 88008029
  • Dewey Decimal Code 193

About the author

Richard L. Velkley is the Celia Scott Weatherhead Professor of Philosophy at Tulane University. He is the author of many books, including Being after Rousseau and Heidegger, Strauss, and the Premises of Philosophy, both also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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