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1、ThispageintentionallyleftblankKantandtheMetaphysicsofCausalityThisisabookaboutKant’sviewsoncausalityasunderstoodintheirproperhistoricalcontext.Specifically,EricWatkinsarguesthatagraspofLeibnizianandanti-Leibnizianthoughtineighteenth-centuryGermanyhelpsonetoseehowtheCriticalKantarguedforcausalprincipl

2、esthathavebothmetaphysicalandepistemologicalelements.Onthisreading,Kant’smodelofcausalityconsistsnotofevents,butratherofsubstancesendowedwithcausalpowersthatareexercisedaccordingtotheirnaturesandcircumstances.ThisinnovativeconceptionofKant’sviewofcausalitycastsalightonKant’sphilosophicalbeliefsingen

3、eral,suchashisaccountoftemporality,hisexplanationofthereconciliationoffreedomanddeterminism,andhisresponsetotheskepticalargumentsofHume.EricWatkinsisAssociateProfessorofPhilosophyattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego.ForTeresa,Christa,andNicholasKantandtheMetaphysicsofCausalityERICWATKINSUniversityof

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7、eethatanycontentonsuchwebsitesis,orwillremain,accurateorappropriate.ContentsAcknowledgmentspageviiANoteonCitationsandTranslationsxiIntroduction1parti:causalityincontext1Pre-establishedHarmonyversusPhy