By Paul Guyer
Immanuel Kant famously acknowledged that he used to be awoken from his "dogmatic slumbers," and resulted in query the opportunity of metaphysics, through David Hume's doubts approximately causation. due to this, many philosophers have considered Hume's impact on Kant as constrained to metaphysics. extra lately, a few philosophers have puzzled even if even Kant's metaphysics was once particularly inspired by means of Hume. In Knowledge, cause, and Taste, well known Kant pupil Paul Guyer demanding situations either one of those perspectives. He argues that Kant's complete philosophy--including his ethical philosophy, aesthetics, and teleology, in addition to his metaphysics--can fruitfully be learn as an engagement with Hume.
during this e-book, the 1st to explain and determine Hume's impact all through Kant's philosophy, Guyer exhibits the place Kant has the same opinion or disagrees with Hume, and the place Kant does or does not seem to unravel Hume's doubts. In doing so, Guyer examines the development either Kant and Hume made on enduring questions about factors, gadgets, selves, flavor, ethical rules and motivations, and goal and layout in nature. eventually, Guyer appears at questions Kant and Hume left open to their successors.
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