First published in 1951, In Defence of Reason is a series of philosophical essays written at various times. Some of them are devoted to the interpretation of Kant’s philosophy, a subject which the author has made specially his own. Many of them, however, are concerned with more general topics, among which may be mentioned fashion and philosophy, self-identity, and Existentialism as an attitude to life. The main interest throughout is the defence of reason against views which reduce man to a plaything of circumstances and make his moral judgments the mere expression of non-rational emotions. This book will appeal to students and researchers of philosophy.
1. Fashion and Philosophy 2. Kant’s Analysis of Experience 3. The Key to Kant’s Deduction of the Categories 4. Is the Transcendental Deduction a Patchwork? 5. ‘Kant’s So-called Copernican Revolution’ 6. Self-Identity 7. Can Reason be Practical? 8. Kant’s Idea of the Good 9. The Alleged Independence of Goodness 10. The Emotive Theory of Ethics 11. Existentialism as an Attitude to Life 12. Justice Among Nations 13. Kant’s Views on International Law 14. Plato’s Theory of EIKAEIA
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