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Kant’s views on logic and logical theory play an important part in THE his critical writings,especially the Critique of Pure Reason.However, CAMBRIDGE since he published only one short essay on the subject,we must THE CAMBRIDGE EDITION OF THE WORKS OF EDITION turn to texts derived from his logic lectures to understand his views. OF THE IMMANUEL KANT This volume includes three previously untranslated transcripts of WORKS Kant’s logic lectures:the Blomberg Logic (1770s),the Vienna Logic OF supplemented by the recently discovered Hechsel Logic (1780s), IMMANUEL and the Dohna-Wundlacken Logic (1790s). Also included is a new KANT translation of the Jäsche Logic,compiled at Kant’s request from his lectures and published in 1800,and concordances relating Kant’s lectures to Georg Friedrich Meier’s Excerpts from the Doctrine of Reason,the book on which Kant lectured throughout his life and in which he left extensive notes. “By making available these lectures in English in one volume,with Translated and all its scholarly apparatus,the translator and the series editors have edited by provided an important service,making Kant accessible to a wider J. Michael Young audience for more serious study.Cambridge University Press has produced a very handsome volume.” –Review of Metaphysics “The translation is remarkably readable...and is altogether a considerable achievement.” –British Journal of the History of Philosophy “...this volume represents the most scholarly and up-to-date translation of Kant’s logical views available today.Most importantly, it gives a consistent translation of transcripts that present Kant’s views on logic at different stages of his career....sure to become indispensable...for the serious Kant scholar.” –Canadian Philosophical Reviews www.cambridge.org This volume is part of the first ever comprehensive edition of the works of Immanuel Kant in English translation. The purpose of the Cambridge edition is to offer translations of the best modern German editions of Kant's work in a uniform format suitable for Kant scholars. When com- plete (fourteen volumes are currently envisaged), the edition will include all of Kant's published writings and a generous selection of his unpub- lished writings such as the Opus postumum, handschriftiche Nachlass, lec- tures, and correspondence. Kant's views on logic and logical theory play an important role in his critical writings, especially the Critique of Pure Reason. However, since he published only one short essay on the subject, we must turn to the texts derived from his logic lectures to understand his views. The present volume includes three previously untranslated transcripts of Kant's logic lectures: the Blomberg Logic from the 1770s; the Vienna Logic (supple- mented by the recently discovered Hechsel Logic) from the early 1780s; and the Dohna-Wundlacken Logic from the early 1790s. Also included is a new translation of the jfdsche Logic, compiled at Kant's request and published in 1800 but which also appears to stem in part from a transcript of his lectures. Together these texts provide a rich source of evidence for Kant's evolv- ing views on logic, on the relationship between logic and other disciplines, and on a variety of topics (e.g., analysis and synthesis) central to Kant's mature philosophy. They also provide a portrait of Kant as lecturer, a role in which he was both popular and influential. In keeping with other volumes in the series, there is substantial editorial apparatus, including a general introduction, linguistic and factual notes, glossaries of key terms (both German-English and English-German) and concordances relating Kant's lectures to Georg Friedrich Meier's Excerpts from the Doctrine of Reason, the book on which Kant lectured throughout his life and in which he left extensive notes. IMMANUEL KANT Lectures on logic IMMANUEL KANT Lectures on logic TRANSLATED AND EDITED BY J. MICHAEL YOUNG M CAMBRIDGE f UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, Sao Paulo, Delhi Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521546911 © Cambridge University Press 1992 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 1992 First paperback edition 2004 A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library ISBN 978-0-521-36013-5 hardback ISBN 978-0-521-54691-1 paperback Transferred to digital printing 2009 Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party Internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. 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