Kant and the Exact Sciences

Examines Kant's engagement with geometry, arithmetic, and algebra, the foundations of mechanics, and the law of gravitation. Shows how Kant's need to come to terms with developments in the physics of heat and in chemistry formed a primary motive for his projected Transition from the Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science to Physics, and how his philosophy is shaped by extraordinary insight into the foundations of exact sciences as he found them. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR