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The Critique of Pure Reason is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Immanuel Kant. Catalog subjects include Knowledge, Theory of; Causation; Reason. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.
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- J. M. D. (John Miller Dow) Meiklejohn
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Table of contents
92 chapters
- 01PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION 178113 min
- 02PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION 178737 min
- 03Introduction2 min
- 04II. The Human Intellect, even in an Unphilosophical State, is in Possession of Certain Cognitions “à priori”.3 min
- 05III. Philosophy stands in need of a Science which shall Determine the Possibility, Principles, and Extent of Human Knowledge “à priori”4 min
- 06IV. Of the Difference Between Analytical and Synthetical Judgements.4 min
- 07V. In all Theoretical Sciences of Reason, Synthetical Judgements “à priori” are contained as Principles.5 min
- 08VI. The Universal Problem of Pure Reason.6 min
- 09VII. Idea and Division of a Particular Science, under the Name of a Critique of Pure Reason.6 min
- 10I. TRANSCENDENTAL DOCTRINE OF ELEMENTS.4 min
- 11SECTION I. Of Space. § 2. Metaphysical Exposition of this Conception.3 min
- 12§ 3. Transcendental Exposition of the Conception of Space.2 min
- 13§ 4. Conclusions from the foregoing Conceptions.4 min
- 14SECTION II. Of Time. § 5. Metaphysical Exposition of this Conception.2 min
- 15§ 6 Transcendental Exposition of the Conception of Time.2 min
- 16§ 7. Conclusions from the above Conceptions.4 min
- 17§ 8. Elucidation.6 min
- 18§ 9. General Remarks on Transcendental Æsthetic.16 min
- 19§ 10. Conclusion of the Transcendental Æsthetic.2 min
- 20Second Part—TRANSCENDENTAL LOGIC INTRODUCTION. Idea of a Transcendental Logic. I. Of Logic in General.5 min
- 21II. Of Transcendental Logic.2 min
- 22III. Of the Division of General Logic into Analytic and Dialectic.5 min
- 23IV. Of the Division of Transcendental Logic into Transcendental Analytic and Dialectic.2 min
- 24FIRST DIVISION. TRANSCENDENTAL LOGIC. TRANSCENDENTAL ANALYTIC. § 12 min
- 25BOOK I. Analytic of Conceptions. § 22 min
- 26Chapter I. Of the Transcendental Clue to the Discovery of all Pure Conceptions of the Understanding Introductory § 32 min
- 27Section I. Of the Logical Use of the Understanding in General § 42 min
- 28Section II. Of the Logical Function of the Understanding in Judgements § 57 min
- 29Section III. Of the Pure Conceptions of the Understanding, or Categories § 614 min
- 30Chapter II. Of the Deduction of the Pure Conceptions of the Understanding Section I. Of the Principles of a Transcendental Deduction in general § 99 min
- 31Transition to the Transcendental Deduction of the Categories § 105 min
- 32Section II Transcendental Deduction of the pure Conceptions of the Understanding Of the Possibility of a Conjunction of the manifold representations given by Sense § 11.2 min
- 33Of the Originally Synthetical Unity of Apperception § 124 min
- 34The Principle of the Synthetical Unity of Apperception is the highest Principle of all exercise of the Understanding § 133 min
- 35What Objective Unity of Self-consciousness is § 142 min
- 36The Logical Form of all Judgements consists in the Objective Unity of Apperception of the Conceptions contained therein § 152 min
- 37All Sensuous Intuitions are subject to the Categories, as Conditions under which alone the manifold Content of them can be united in one Consciousness § 162 min
- 38Observation § 172 min
- 39In Cognition, its Application to Objects of Experience is the only legitimate use of the Category § 184 min
- 40Of the Application of the Categories to Objects of the Senses in general § 2010 min
- 41Transcendental Deduction of the universally possible employment in experience of the Pure Conceptions of the Understanding § 226 min
- 42Result of this Deduction of the Conceptions of the Understanding § 234 min
- 43BOOK II. Analytic of Principles2 min
- 44INTRODUCTION. Of the Transcendental Faculty of judgement in General4 min
- 45TRANSCENDENTAL DOCTRINE OF THE FACULTY OF JUDGEMENT OR, ANALYTIC OF PRINCIPLES Chapter I. Of the Schematism at of the Pure Conceptions of the Understanding11 min
- 46Chapter II. System of all Principles of the Pure Understanding2 min
- 47Section I. Of the Supreme Principle of all Analytical Judgements3 min
- 48Section II. Of the Supreme Principle of all Synthetical Judgements5 min
- 49Section III. Systematic Representation of all Synthetical Principles of the Pure Understanding51 min
- 50Chapter III Of the Ground of the Division of all Objects into Phenomena and Noumena8 min
- 51APPENDIX33 min
- 52SECOND DIVISION—TRANSCENDENTAL LOGIC TRANSCENDENTAL DIALECTIC. INTRODUCTION. I. Of Transcendental Illusory Appearance6 min
- 53II. Of Pure Reason as the Seat of Transcendental Illusory Appearance11 min
- 54TRANSCENDENTAL DIALECTIC—BOOK I—OF THE CONCEPTIONS OF PURE REASON.2 min
- 55Section I—Of Ideas in General9 min
- 56Section II. Of Transcendental Ideas12 min
- 57Section III. System of Transcendental Ideas6 min
- 58TRANSCENDENTAL DIALECTIC—BOOK II—OF THE DIALECTICAL PROCEDURE OF PURE REASON2 min
- 59Chapter I. Of the Paralogisms of Pure Reason3 min
- 60Chapter II. The Antinomy of Pure Reason3 min
- 61Section I. System of Cosmological Ideas7 min
- 62Section II. Antithetic of Pure Reason39 min
- 63Section III. Of the Interest of Reason in these Self-contradictions11 min
- 64Section IV. Of the necessity imposed upon Pure Reason of presenting a Solution of its Transcendental Problems9 min
- 65Section V. Sceptical Exposition of the Cosmological Problems presented in the four Transcendental Ideas6 min
- 66Section VI. Transcendental Idealism as the Key to the Solution of Pure Cosmological Dialectic6 min
- 67Section VII. Critical Solution of the Cosmological Problem11 min
- 68Section VIII. Regulative Principle of Pure Reason in relation to the Cosmological Ideas8 min
- 69Section IX. Of the Empirical Use of the Regulative Principle of Reason with regard to the Cosmological Ideas2 min
- 70I. Solution of the Cosmological Idea of the Totality of the Composition of Phenomena in the Universe6 min
- 71II. Solution of the Cosmological Idea of the Totality of the Division of a Whole given in Intuition7 min
- 72III. Solution of the Cosmological Idea of the Totality of the Deduction of Cosmical Events from their Causes27 min
- 73IV. Solution of the Cosmological Idea of the Totality of the Dependence of Phenomenal Existences8 min
- 74Chapter III. The Ideal of Pure Reason Section I. Of the Ideal in General4 min
- 75Section II. Of the Transcendental Ideal (Prototypon Trancendentale)12 min
- 76Section III. Of the Arguments employed by Speculative Reason in Proof of the Existence of a Supreme Being4 min
- 77Section IV. Of the Impossibility of an Ontological Proof of the Existence of God11 min
- 78Section V. Of the Impossibility of a Cosmological Proof of the Existence of God18 min
- 79Section VI. Of the Impossibility of a Physico-Theological Proof11 min
- 80Section VII. Critique of all Theology based upon Speculative Principles of Reason11 min
- 81APPENDIX. Of the Regulative Employment of the Ideas of Pure Reason59 min
- 82II. Transcendental Doctrine of Method6 min
- 83Section I. The Discipline of Pure Reason in the Sphere of Dogmatism28 min
- 84Section II. The Discipline of Pure Reason in Polemics25 min
- 85Section III. The Discipline of Pure Reason in Hypothesis13 min
- 86Section IV. The Discipline of Pure Reason in Relation to Proofs13 min
- 87Chapter II. The Canon of Pure Reason2 min
- 88Section I. Of the Ultimate End of the Pure Use of Reason7 min
- 89Section II. Of the Ideal of the Summum Bonum as a Determining Ground of the Ultimate End of Pure Reason17 min
- 90Section III. Of Opinion, Knowledge, and Belief13 min
- 91Chapter III. The Architectonic of Pure Reason21 min
- 92Chapter IV. The History of Pure Reason5 min





