Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) is arguably the most influential of the Enlightenment Philosophers. In this outstanding introduction, Paul Guyer introduces and assesses all the major aspects of Kant's thought. Beginning with a helpful overview of Kant's life and times, Guyer introduces the "Copernican revolution" Kant brought about in metaphysics and epistemology, carefully introducing his arguments about the nature of experience, space and time in his most influential but difficult work, The Critique of Pure Reason. He gives a much-needed explanation of Kant's famous theory of transcendental idealism, a cornerstone of his philosophy as a whole. He then examines Kant's moral philosophy, clearly explaining Kant's celebrated "categorical imperative" and his theories of duty, freedom of the will, and rights. Finally, he covers Kant's aesthetics, in particular his arguments about the nature of beauty and the sublime and their relation to human freedom and happiness. A concluding chapter considers Kant's legacy and his influence on the shape of contemporary philosophy. Kant is an ideal starting point for anyone coming to the philosopher for the first time, as well as those studying Kant in related disciplines.

保罗·盖耶尔(Paul Guyer)是当今国际康德学界的卓越学者。1974年，盖耶尔于哈佛大学获哲学博士学位，导师为斯坦利。卡维尔(Stanley Cavell)，之后曾于伊利诺斯大学、匹兹堡大学就职，并长期于宾夕法尼亚大学任教，现为美国布朗大学哲学教授(自2012年)。盖耶尔自70年代末至今已有多本专著问世，覆盖康德哲学的各个领域。《康德及其知识理论》(Kantand The Claims of Knowledge，1987)是当代康德学界公认的杰作，影响广泛。除此之外，他还著有《康德及其鉴赏理论》(Kant and the Claims of Taste，1979)、《康德论自由的经验》(Kant and the Experience of Freedom：Essays on Aesthetics and Morality，1993)、《康德论自由、法与幸福》(KantonFreedom，Law and Happiness，2000)、《康德的自然与自由的体系》(Kant’s System ofNatureandFreedom：Selected Essays，2005)、《知识、理性与鉴赏：康德对休谟的回应》(Knowledge,Reason，andTaste：Kant's Response to Hume，2008)等，他同时还是学界影响颇巨的剑桥版康德著作集的两总编之一，并参与翻译了《纯粹理性批判》、《判断力批判》等卷。他还为一些颇有影响的康德研究文集担任主编工作，具有代表性的有“剑桥指针丛书”中《康德》、《康德与现代哲学》等卷。

译者宫睿，1976年生，北京大学哲学系西方哲学专业博士毕业，现为中国政法大学哲学系副教授，主要从事康德哲学、近代政治哲学等领域的研究。著作有《康德的想象力理论》以及《价值多元论与进步》等论文多篇，另有《形而上学论》等译著多部。