Wiley Comprehensive Commentary on Kant's Religion Within the Bounds of Bare Reason

Palmquist’s Commentary provides the first definitive clarification on Kant’s Philosophy of Religion in English; it includes the full text of Pluhar’s translation, interspersed with explanations, providing both a detailed overview and an original interpretation of Kant’s work. Offers definitive, sentence-level commentary on Kant’s Religion within the Bounds of Bare ReasonPresents a thoroughly revised version of Pluhar’s translation of the full text of Kant’s Religion, including detailed notes comparing the translation with the others still in use todayIdentifies most of the several hundred changes Kant made to the second (1794) edition and unearths evidence that many major changes were responses to criticisms of the first editionProvides both a detailed overview and original interpretation of Kant’s work on the philosophy of religionDemonstrates that Kant’s arguments in Religion are not only cogent, but have clear and profound practical applications to the way religion is actually practiced in the world todayIncludes a glossary aimed at justifying new translations of key technical terms in Religion, many of which have previously neglected religious and theological implications Review 'Regardless of the reader s strategy of approach, there is no doubt that [Comprehensive Commentary on Kant's Religion Within the Bounds of Bare Reason] will offer fresh insights to the Kant scholar, and those more generally interested in the philosophy of religion, for many years to come.' Jonathan Head, The Heythrop Journal, LVIII (2017). Review  “In this thorough commentary with a new translation, Palmquist argues that Kant treats religion as a distinctive experience beyond both knowledge and morality, and that his major writing on religion is the central and culminating work of his philosophical endeavor. It is an impressive and intriguing accomplishment.”                -Richard Velkley, Tulane University “Kant's Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason is arguably his most underrated great work, and there is probably no better qualified commentator on it than Palmquist.”               -Wayne Pomerleau, Gonzaga University From the Inside Flap "In this thorough commentary with a new translation, Palmquist argues that Kant treats religion as a distinctive experience, beyond both knowledge and morality, and that his major writing on religion is the central and culminating work of his philosophical endeavor. It is an impressive and intriguing accomplishment." Richard Velkley, Tulane University "Kant's Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason is arguably his most underrated great work, and there is probably no better qualified commentator on it than Palmquist." Wayne Pomerleau, Gonzaga University Stephen Palmquist's Comprehensive Commentary provides the first definitive explication of Kant's Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason. The volume includes the full text of Kant's original work in a revised version of Pluhar's translation, divided into short quotations. Palmquist offers editorial commentary on each segment, as well as detailed notes tracing other important issues, including problems of translation, Kant's sources, and key arguments in the recent secondary literature. The Commentary reflects contemporary currents in Kant scholarship and takes Kant seriously as a theorist on religion rather than merely a philosopher who discusses religion as an appendix to his ethics. Palmquist's distinctive interpretation provides detailed evidence that Kant's approach is not reductionist; a balanced focus on both of Kant's two so-called "experiments"; and an appreciation for and acknowledgment of the deep respect Kant had for the Christian tradition, despite his criticisms. In doing so, Palmquist offers Kant's students and scholars an essential reference book, demonstrating that Kant's arguments in Religion not only are cogent, but have clear and profound practical applications to the way religio