Critique of Pure Reason

The masterpiece of the father of modern philosophy A seminal text of modern philosophy,Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason (1781) made history by bringing together two opposing schools of thought: rationalismwhich grounds all our knowledge in reasonand empiricismwhich traces all our knowledge to experience. Published here in a lucid reworking of Max M├╝ller’s classic translationthe Critique is a profound investigation into the nature of human reasonestablishing its truthfalsitiesillusionsand reality. For more than seventy yearsPenguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1700 titlesPenguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authorsas well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.