Essays on Kant's Anthropology [Hardcover]

The essays in this 2003 book offer a systematic account of the philosophical importance of Kant's lectures on anthropology.Kant's lectures on anthropology capture him at the height of his intellectual power. They are immensely important for advancing our understanding of Kant's conception of anthropology, its development, and the notoriously difficult relationship between it and the critical philosophy.This collection of new essays by some of the leading commentators on Kant offers the first systematic account of the philosophical importance of this material that should nevertheless prove of interest to historians of ideas and political theorists.Kant's lectures on anthropology capture him at the height of his intellectual power. They are immensely important for advancing our understanding of Kant's conception of anthropology, its development, and the notoriously difficult relationship between it and the critical philosophy.This collection of new essays by some of the leading commentators on Kant offers the first systematic account of the philosophical importance of this material that should nevertheless prove of interest to historians of ideas and political theorists.Kant's lectures on anthropology capture him at the height of his intellectual power and at crucial stages in the development of his philosophical system. They are extremely important for advancing our understanding of Kant's conception of anthropology, its development, and the notoriously difficult relationship between it and the critical philosophy. This collection of new essays by some of the leading commentators on Kant offers the first comprehensive assessment on the philosophical importance of this material and is of interest to historians of ideas and political theorists.Contributors; 1. Introduction Brian Jacobs and Patrick Kain; 2. Historical notes and interpretive questions about Kant's lectures on anthropology Werner Stark; 3. Kant and the problem of human nature Allen W. Wood; 4. The seclF