
KANT'S PROLEGOMENA
PUBLISHERS' PREFACE.
INTRODUCTION.
PROLEGOMENA. - PREAMBLE ON THE PECULIARITIES OF ALL METAPHYSICAL COGNITION.
FIRST PART OF THE TRANSCENDENTAL PROBLEM. - HOW IS PURE MATHEMATICS POSSIBLE?
SECOND PART OF THE TRANSCENDENTAL PROBLEM. - HOW IS THE SCIENCE OF NATURE POSSIBLE?
THIRD PART OF THE MAIN TRANSCENDENTAL PROBLEM. - HOW IS METAPHYSICS IN GENERAL POSSIBLE?
SCHOLIA. - SOLUTION OF THE GENERAL QUESTION OF THE PROLEGOMENA, "HOW IS METAPHYSICS POSSIBLE AS A SCIENCE?"
APPENDIX. - ON WHAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE METAPHYSICS ACTUAL AS A SCIENCE.
This compact work offers a clear‑headed entry into one of philosophy’s most influential projects. Written as a companion to Kant’s larger critique, it distills the essential ideas that reshaped how thinkers regard reason, experience, and the limits of knowledge. The text is praised for its straightforward language, making it a valuable stepping‑stone for anyone curious about the foundations of modern thought.
Within its pages the author poses three fundamental questions: how pure mathematics can claim certainty, how the natural sciences achieve their success, and whether metaphysics itself can be organized as a rigorous science. By examining the conditions that make such knowledge possible, the book invites listeners to explore the structure of human understanding itself. It remains a thoughtful guide for students who wish to grasp the critical turn in philosophy without diving straight into the more demanding original volumes.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (286K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Kevin C. Lombardi
Release date
Aug 16, 2016
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1724–1804
A towering thinker of the Enlightenment, this philosopher reshaped how we understand knowledge, morality, and freedom. Best known for the Critique of Pure Reason, his ideas still echo through modern philosophy, politics, and ethics.
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