Introducing Kant's Critique of Pure Reason

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Kant's magnum opus, Critique of Pure Reason, explaining his metaphysics and theory of knowledge. This is considered to be one of, if not the, greatest works in modern philosophy. This video also explores the historical context and to what Kant was reacting and sometimes borrowing from in his predecessors.
Intermediate level of difficulty but good for anyone familiar with other philosophers, or those who have tried to read it before.

0:00 Previews
0:51 Historical Context
3:23 Hume's Challenge
9:51 Types of true judgments
13:36 Synthetic à priori knowledge
15:15 The purpose of the Critique
16:47 The short answer
18:56 The two objects
20:50 The method
24:20 Two sources of knowledge
28:01 The table of contents
29:30 Sensibility and its forms
35:51 Pure concepts of the Understanding
39:48 Transcendental Idealism

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