Reviews for Scepticism, a critical reappraisal

The average rating for Scepticism, a critical reappraisal based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-05-21 00:00:00 Roy Tsukishima Let's face it: KANT IS HARD. Kant is probably the most difficult philosopher to understand. But to his defense, he was charged with the task of determining the exact nature and limits to pure reason (i.e. cogent thought), which would be hard for anyone to put forth in under 500 pages. Sebastian Gardner, having the foresight of many generations, has written this guidebook to Kant which, in my opinion, is absolutely fundamental to understanding such a complex and revolutionary philosopher. It's easy to get confused and to lose sight of the overall arguments that Kant is trying to create. Consider this book an expert in philosophy who reads Kant along with you...like some kind of magic fairy that's forced to cater to your every whim. Except your whim is learning philosophy. Even if you had gold bars, you'd still need to learn philosophy. Don't forget that.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-08-23 00:00:00 Buster Hymen It was an honor to have had S. Gardner as a professor for the past term, I owe him and his book so much in giving me a thorough understanding of Kant. The best way to put this book is that: whatever question you hold, Gardner will anticipate this and answer it in the next sentence. It is written very well and covers the relevant content in such a way that you feel as if you have simultaneously dealt with the primary and secondary literature on Kant. Gardner does obviously leam towards a more analytical interpretation of Kant, but lends an honest reading to the Idealist position. He takes us through each section, writing especially lucidly on the Transcendental Aesthetic and its implications for justificatory philosophy. I was lucky to be able to attend his office hours to clarify all the questions I had, bur I’m sure with a close reading of this book you will get just as much out of the experience. S. Gardner god amongst mortals - looking forward to read his stuff on Sartre !