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Kant's Conception of Freedom: A Developmental and Critical Analysis
Although a good deal has been written about Kant's conception of free will in recent years, there has been no serious attempt to examine in detail the development of his views on the topic.ÌýThis book endeavours to remedy the situation by tracing Kant's thoughts on free will from his earliest discussions of it in the 1750s through to his last accounts in the 1790s. This developmental approach is of interest for at least two reasons. First, it shows that the path that led Kant to view freedom as a transcendental power that is both radically distinct from and compatible with the causality of nature was a winding one. Second, it indicates that, despite the variety of views of free will that Kant held at various times, the concept occupied a central place in his thought, because it was the point of union between his theoretical and practical philosophy.
552 pages, Hardcover
Published February 27, 2020
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April 12, 2022
This is an ambitious project to follow Kant's concept of freedom of will developmentally through his works. The best it has to offer is that it evaluates some of Kant's more obscure writings and contextualizes them within the scope of his work. The worst it has to offer is that it is dry and difficult to read. I would probably suggest reading Kant himself rather than this book.
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