| Kant and the Metaphysics of Causality Contributor(s): Watkins, Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521543614 ISBN-13: 9780521543613 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $60.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: Eric Watkins argues that a grasp of Leibnizian and anti-Leibnizian thought in eighteenth-century Germany helps one to see how Kant (in his critical period) argued for causal principles that have both metaphysical and epistemological elements. According to this interpretation, Kant's model of causality does not consist of events, but rather of substances endowed with causal powers that are exercised according to their natures and circumstances. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: 122.092 |
| LCCN: 2004045924 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.22" W x 8.92" (1.35 lbs) 464 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Watkins, Eric: - Eric Watkins is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego. |
