Opus Postumum [Paperback]

This volume is the first ever English translation of Kant's last major work, Opus Postumum.Occupying him for more than the last decade of his life, this volume includes the first English translation of Kant's last major work, the so-called Opus postumum, which he described as his chef d'oeuvre and the keystone of his entire philosophical system.Occupying him for more than the last decade of his life, this volume includes the first English translation of Kant's last major work, the so-called Opus postumum, which he described as his chef d'oeuvre and the keystone of his entire philosophical system.This volume is the first-ever English translation of Kant's last major work, the so-called Opus postumum, a work Kant himself described as his chef d'oeuvre and as the keystone of his entire philosophical system. It occupied him for more than the last decade of his life. Professor Förster's introduction places the text in the context of Kant's earlier writings and provides a comprehensive account of the remarkable history of the manuscript from Kant's death to its eventual publication in the 1930s. Also included are extensive explanatory notes and a helpful glossary.Kant's Opus Postumum; Early leaves and Oktaventwurf; Toward the elementary system of the moving forces of matter; The ether proofs; How is physics possible? How is the transition to physics possible?; The Selbstsetzungslehre; Practical self-positing and the idea of God; What is transcendental philosophy? This is an excellent volume, in format, in content, and in physical presentation. Förster has provided a very clear, concise, and judicious introduction, which describes the history of Kant's manuscript, its composition, its place in Kant's philosophy, and the development of Kant's views and argument contained in it....The editorial apparatus makes this volume especially useful, and the translators have certainly achieved their aim of making their translation read at least like Kant wherel£S