Kant and the Metaphysics of Causality

Eric Watkins argues that a grasp of Leibnizian and anti-Leibnizian thought in eighteenth-century Germany helps one to see how Kant (in his critical period) argued for causal principles that have both metaphysical and epistemological elements. According to this interpretation, Kant's model of causality does not consist of events, but rather of substances endowed with causal powers that are exercised according to their natures and circumstances.

Author: Eric Watkins
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12/20/2004
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.92h x 6.22w x 1.06d
ISBN: 9780521543613

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2006 pg. 8

About the Author
Watkins, Eric: - Eric Watkins is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego.