Kant'sCritiqueofPureReason(1781)isthecentraltextofmodernphilosophy.Itbringstogetherthetwoopposingschoolsofphilosophy:rationalism,whichgroundsallourknowledgeinreason,andempiricism,whichtracesallourknowledgetoexperience.TheCritiqueisaprofoundandchallenginginvestigationintothenatureofhumanreason,establishingitstruthsanditsfalsities,itsillusionsanditsreality.Reason,arguesKant,istheseatofallconcepts,includingGod,freedomandimmortality,andmustthereforeprecedeandsurpasshumanexperience.
MarcusWeigelt'slucidre-workingofMaxMuller'sclassictranslationmakesthecritiqueaccessibletoanewgenerationofreaders.HisinformativeintroductionplacestheworkincontextandelucidatesKant'smainarguments.Thiseditionalsocontainsabibliographyandexplanatorynotes.