Kant: Critique of Pure Reason (Week 1 – Prefaces)

You're in luck if you're looking for a New Year's resolution.

The tentative schedule for this year's reading of Kant's works is as follows: we will read the Critique of Pure Reason (20 weeks), the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (4 weeks), the Critique of Practical Reason (5 weeks), The Metaphysics of Morals (8 weeks), and the Critique of the Power of Judgment (11 weeks).

Note: Meetings focus on developing a common language and friendship through studying Kant. The host will provide an interpretation of Kant; other interpretations will not be discussed until later in the meeting. Additional interpretations, topics, and questions can be addressed through the Jitsi chat feature.

In this session, we will be covering the Preface (A and B editions).

(links to text at bottom)

Schedule for Critique of Pure Reason:

Week 1 (2):
Preface (A and B editions; ~25 pages)
pp Avii - xxii, Bvii - xliv
pp 99 - 124 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 5 - 40 (Pluhar)

Week 2 (3):
Introduction (A and B editions; ~25 pages)
pp A1 - 16, B1 - 30
pp 127 - 152 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 43 - 68 (Pluhar)

Week 3 (4):
Transcendental Aesthetic (A and B editions; **~37 pages**)
pp A19 - 49, B33 - 73
pp 155 - 192 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 71 - 104 (Pluhar)

Week 4 (5):
Transcendental Logic Introduction, Book I Chapter I (~25 pages)
pp A50 - 83, B74 - 116
pp 193 - 218 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 105 - 140 (Pluhar)

Week 5 (6):
Transcendental Logic Chapter II 'Deduction' (A and B edition; **~47 pages**)
pp A84 - 130, B116 - 169
pp 219 - 266 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 141 - 203 (Pluhar)
Week 6 (7):
Transcendental Logic Book II Introduction and Chapter I on the Schematism (~10 pages)
pp A130 - 147, B169 - 187
pp 267 - 277 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 204 - 219 (Pluhar)

Week 7 (8):
Transcendental Logic Book II Chapter II (~17 pages)
pp A148 - 176, B187 - 218
pp 278 - 295 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 220 - 247 (Pluhar)

Week 8 (9):
Analogies of Experience up to Transcendental Logic Book II Chapter III 'Phenomena and Noumena' (**~42 pages**)
pp A176 - 235, B218 - 294
pp 295 - 337 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 247 - 302 (Pluhar)

Week 9 (10):
Transcendental Logic Book II Chapter III 'Phenomena and Noumena' (A and/or B editions) (~27 pages)
pp A235 - 260, B294 - 315
pp 338 - 365 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 303 - 322 (Pluhar)

Week 10 (11):
Transcendental Logic Appendix 'Amphiboly' (~17 pages)
pp A260 - 292, B316 - 349
pp 366 - 383 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 323 - 345 (Pluhar)

Week 11 (12):
Transcendental Dialectic Introduction, Book I (~26 pages)
pp A293 - 340, B349 - 398
pp 384 - 410 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 346 - 381 (Pluhar)

Week 12 (13):
Transcendental Dialectic Paralogisms (A and B editions; **~47 pages**)
pp A341 - 405, B399 - 332
pp 411 - 458 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 382 - 441 (Pluhar)

Week 13 (14):
Transcendental Dialectic Antinomies Section I - IV (**~48 pages**)
pp A405 - 484, B432 - 512
pp 459 - 507 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 442 - 501 (Pluhar)

Week 14 (15):
Transcendental Dialectic Antinomies Section V - IX (**~42 pages**)
pp A485 - 567, B513 - 595
pp 508 - 550 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 502 - 559 (Pluhar)

Week 15 (16):
Transcendental Dialectic Ideal of Pure Reason (**~38 pages**)
pp A567 - 642, B513 - 670
pp 551 - 589 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 560 - 616 (Pluhar)

Week 16 (17):
Appendix to Transcendental Dialectic (**~33 pages**)
pp A642 - 704, B670 - 732
pp 590 - 623 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 617 - 662 (Pluhar)

Week 17 (18):
Doctrine of Method Introduction, Chapter I (**~43 pages**)
pp A705 - 794, B733 - 822
pp 627 - 671 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 663 - 727 (Pluhar)

Week 18 (19):
Doctrine of Method Chapter II (~18 pages)
pp A795 - 830, B823 - 858
pp 672 - 690 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 728 - 755 (Pluhar)

Week 19 (20):
Doctrine of Method Chapter III and IV (~13 pages)
pp A832 - 856, B860 - 884
pp 691 - 704 (Guyer/Wood)
pp 755 - 774 (Pluhar)

Two different translations are recommended - both are good:

• Preserves original sentence structure: Guyer/Wood
• Updates for readability: Pluhar

Links to the text:

PDF of Guyer/Wood translation:
https://libgen.li/edition.php?id=136607414

EPUB of Guyer/Wood translation:
https://libgen.li/edition.php?id=137975974

PDF of Pluhar translation:
https://libgen.li/edition.php?id=136394041

Buy the book on Amazon (or find it someplace else if you don't like Amazon):

Guyer/Wood:
https://www.amazon.com/Critique-Reason-Cambridge-Works-Immanuel/dp/0521657296/ref=sr_1_3

Pluhar (All three Critiques):
https://www.amazon.com/Three-Critiques-3-Set-Practical/dp/0872206297/ref=sr_1_3

Pluhar hardcovers recommended (if available): https://www.amazon.com/Three-Critiques-3-Set-Practical/dp/0872206300/ref=sr_1_2