Kant is the central figure of modern philosophy. He sought to rebuild philosophy from the ground up, and he succeeded in permanently changing its problems and methods. This revised edition of the Prolegomena, which is the best introduction to the theoretical side of his philosophy, presents his thought clearly by paying careful attention to his original language.

Also included are selections from the Critique of Pure Reason, which fill out and explicate some of Kant's central arguments (inclu...

In dit boek wordt aan de hand van voorbeelden beschreven hoe we met behulp van de empirisch fenomenologische methode ons in onze eigen ervaringen en die van anderen kunnen verdiepen waardoor niet alleen een veranderingsproces bij onszelf op gang komt, maar waardoor we ook nog eens voor de wetenschap bruikbare kennis genereren. Het boek geeft inzicht in de aspecten van de methode - de fenomenologische en eidetische reductie en het gebruik van literatuur - en de wijze waarop die methode kan wor...

First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas that have perplexed people from time immemorial, it is 'long on wit, intelligence and curmudgeonly scepticism', as the New York Times noted, and it is this, coupled with the sheer brilliance of its...