Kant’s Theory of Natural Science

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I have read the text and want to congratulate (the translators).

The translation of Plaass' book is not only accurate but charming in

style. It could not have been better.




(The) introductory commentary is an excellent exposition of the whole

issue of Kant's transition from the Critique to the Metaphysical

Foundations . The problem as such needed critical consideration, and

(this has been) done in an expert way.

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W.H. Werkmeister







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Published a year before the revised edition of the
Critique of Pure Reason,
Kant's
Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science
constitutes

the first instalment of his physics and a central part of the system

of transcendental philosophy ensuing, as promised, from the
Critique.
Yet far too little attention has been paid by Kant scholars,

especially on this side of the Atlantic, to this crucial work. In

their study, Kant's
Theory of Natural Science,
Drs. Alfred and Maria

Miller take a major step towards remedying this unfortunate neglect.

The Millers have performed an important service by translating Peter

Plaass's thoughtful investigation of the Preface to Kant's work. They

have, however, in their own right also made a highly significant

contribution to the understanding of Kant's physics in this pivotal

work by ingeniously reconstructing its arguments and methods as a

whole.

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Daniel O. Dahlstrom
, Professor of Philosophy,
The Catholic

University of America