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Enlightenment · Philosophy

Critique of Pure Reason

by Immanuel Kant. Kant argues that the mind structures experience, limiting speculative metaphysics while grounding objective knowledge.

Date
1781 / 1787
Origin
Prussia (Germany)
Era
Enlightenment
Genre
Philosophy
Difficulty
Extremely challenging
Length
Very long
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

Kant argues that the mind structures experience, limiting speculative metaphysics while grounding objective knowledge.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of great books. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.

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