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Immanuel Kant

German
? - 1804
Critique of Pure Reason is a book by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant, in which the author 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 (1788) and Critique of Judgment (1790). In the preface to the first edition, Kant explains that by a "critique of pure reason" he means a critique "of the faculty of reason in general, in respect of all knowledge after which it may strive independently of all experience" and that he aims to decide on "the possibility or impossibility of metaphysics".
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Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (first published in 1781, with a revised second edition in 1787) is one of the most consequential works in the history of Western philosophy, undertaking a systematic investigation into the limits and scope of human reason and metaphysics — this Penguin Classics edition, translated by Max Müller and revised with an introduction by Marcus Weigelt, makes that landmark text available in a widely accessible English paperback.

Reviewed Mar 19, 2026

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