A brilliant introduction to one of the masterpieces of philosophy.
The fruit of over twenty-five years` teaching experience.
Ideal for advanced students coming to terms with this difficult work.
Will also be of much interest to professional philosophers.

Jay Rosenberg introduces Immanuel Kant`s masterwork, the Critique of Pure Reason , from a `relaxed` problem-oriented perspective which treats Kant as an especially insightful practising philosopher, from whom we still have much to learn, intelligently and creatively responding to significant questions that transcend his work`s historical setting. Rosenberg`s main project is to command a clear view of how Kant understands various perennial problems, how he attempts to resolve them, and to what extent he succeeds. The constructive portions of the First Critique - the Aesthetic and Analytic - are explored in detail; the Paralogisms and Antinomies more briefly. At the same time the book is an introduction to the challenges of reading the text of Kant`s work and, to that end, selectively adopts a more rigorous historical and exegetical stance. Accessing Kant will be an invaluable resource for advanced students and for any scholar seeking Rosenberg`s own distinctive insights into Kant`s work.