This volume, originally published in 2002, assembles the historical sequence of writings that Kant published between 1783 and 1796 to popularize, summarize, amplify and defend the doctrines of his masterpiece, the Critique of Pure Reason of 1781. The best known of them, the Prolegomena, is often recommended to beginning students, but the other texts are also vintage Kant and are important sources for a fully rounded picture of Kant's intellectual development. As with other volumes in the series there are copious linguistic notes and a glossary of key terms. The editorial introductions and explanatory notes shed light on the critical reception accorded Kant by the metaphysicians of his day and on Kant's own efforts to derail his opponents.

Contents

General editors' preface Paul Guyer and Allen W. Wood
General introduction Henry Allison
1. Prolegomena to any future metaphysic that will be able to come forward as science (1783) Translated by Gary Hatfield
2. Metaphysical foundations of natural science (1786) Translated by Michael Friedman
3. On a discovery whereby any new critique of pure reason is to be made superfluous by an older one (1790) Translated by Henry Allison
4. What real progress has metaphysics made in Germany since the time of Leibniz and Wolff? (1793/1804) Translated by Peter Heath
5. On a recently prominent tone of superiority in philosophy (1796) Translated by Peter Heath
6. Settlement of a mathematical dispute founded on misunderstanding (1796) Translated by Peter Heath
7. Proclamation of the imminent conclusion of a treaty of perpetual peace in philosophy (1796) Translated by Peter Heath
Editorial notes
Glossary
Index of names
Index of subjects