Kant and the Foundations of Analytic Philosophy [Paperback]

Robert Hanna presents a fresh view of the Kantian and analytic traditions that have dominated continental European and Anglo-American philosophy over the last two centuries, and of the connections between them. But this is not just a study in the history of philosophy, for out of this emerges Hanna's original approach to two much-contested theories that remain at the heart of contemporary philosophy. Hanna puts forward a new 'cognitive-semantic' interpretation of transcendental idealism, and a vigorous defense of Kant's theory of analytic and synthetic necessary truth, making this compelling reading for all who are interested in these fundamental philosophical issues.

Introduction
1. Kant and the Semantic Problem
2. How are Cognitions Possible?
3. Analyticity within the Limits of Cognition Alone
4. The Significance of Syntheticity
5. Necessity Restricted: The Synthetic A Priori
Concluding Un-Quinean Postscript
Bibliography, Index