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Critic der reinen Vernunft von Immanuel Kant Professor in K�nigsberg, &c., F�nfte Auflage. Leipzig, Johann Friedrich Hartknoch, 1799. Contemporary fine signed binding, xliv, 882 pp, v, 8 x 5", 8vo. In fair condition. Modern binding clean and presentable - normal shelf wear. All edges painted red. Binder's bookplate pasted-in on front paste-down: R. C. Seitz. Binder's ink stamp also found on bottom edge of modern front end-page (verso). Original end-page is stained at both top and bottom corners. General toning throughout text-block, with some instances of age-staining. Some minor instances of underlining and marginalia, in ink, throughout text-block. Modern binding tight and intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a German philosopher and one of the central Enlightenment thinkers. Born in K�nigsberg, Kant's comprehensive and systematic works in epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics have made him one of the most influential and controversial figures in modern Western philosophy, being called the "father of modern ethics," "father of modern aesthetics," and by bringing together rationalism and empiricism, the "father of modern philosophy." In his doctrine of transcendental idealism, Kant argued that space and time are mere "forms of intuition" that structure all experience and that the objects of experience are mere "appearances." In the Critique of Pure Reason, Kant seeks to determine the limits and scope of metaphysics. Also referred to as "Kant's First Critique," it was followed by his Critique of Practical Reason and Critique of Judgement. In the preface, Kant explains that by a "critique of pure reason," he means a critique "of the faculty of reason in general, in respect of al knowledge after which it may strive independently of all experience," and that he aim to reach a decision about "the possibility or impossibility of metaphysics." The work is split into the Doctrine of Element and the Doctrine of Method. This is a fifth German edition, the last of which to be published in Kant's lifetime. Beautifully restored in half-calf and marbled binding. Gift quality! RAREE1799DOQQ 04/24 - HK1396.

Critik der reinen Vernunft, also known as Critique of Pure Reason, is one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. Written by Immanuel Kant, this work addresses the problem of how we can understand and grasp the nature of human knowledge.