ABSTRACT

The Bounds of Sense is one of the most influential books ever written about Kant’s philosophy, and is one of the key philosophical works of the late Twentieth century. Although it is probably best known for its criticism of Kant’s transcendental idealism, it is also famous for the highly original manner in which Strawson defended and developed some of Kant’s fundamental insights into the nature of subjectivity, experience and knowledge. The book had a profound effect on the interpretation of Kant’s philosophy when it was first published in 1966 and continues to influence discussion of Kant, the soundness of transcendental arguments, and debates in epistemology and metaphysics generally.

part |2 pages

PART ONE General Review

chapter 1|9 pages

TWO FACES OF THE CRITIQUE

chapter 2|9 pages

THE METAPHYSICS OF EXPERIENCE

chapter 3|5 pages

TRANSCENDENT METAPHYSICS

chapter 5|3 pages

CONCLUSION

part |2 pages

PART TWO The Meta physics of Experience

chapter I|25 pages

SPACE AND TIME

chapter II|46 pages

OBJECTIVITY AND UNITY

chapter III|35 pages

PERMANENCE AND CAUSALITY

part |2 pages

PART THREE Transcendent Metaphysics

chapter I|7 pages

THE LOGIC OF ILLUSION

chapter II|13 pages

SOUL

chapter III|32 pages

COSMOS

chapter IV|26 pages

GOD

part |2 pages

PART FOUR The Metaphysics of Transcendental Idealism

chapter 1|5 pages

THE DOCTRINES

chapter 2|7 pages

SOME QUESTIONS

chapter 8|5 pages

CONCLUSION: THE STRUCTURE OF EXPERIENCE

part |2 pages

PART FIVE Kant's Theory of Geometry

chapter 1|4 pages

THE THEORY AND ITS CRITICS

chapter 2|6 pages

PHYSICAL AND PHENOMENAL GEOMETRY

chapter 3|6 pages

OBJECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS