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.

保羅·蓋耶爾(Paul Guyer)是當今國際康德學界的卓越學者。1974年，蓋耶爾於哈佛大學獲哲學博士學位，導師為斯坦利。卡維爾(Stanley Cavell)，之後曾於伊利諾斯大學、匹茲堡大學就職，並長期於賓夕法尼亞大學任教，現為美國布朗大學哲學教授(自2012年)。蓋耶爾自70年代末至今已有多本專著問世，覆蓋康德哲學的各個領域。《康德及其知識理論》(Kantand The Claims of Knowledge，1987)是當代康德學界公認的傑作，影響廣泛。除此之外，他還著有《康德及其鑒賞理論》(Kant and the Claims of Taste，1979)、《康德論自由的經驗》(Kant and the Experience of Freedom：Essays on Aesthetics and Morality，1993)、《康德論自由、法與幸福》(KantonFreedom，Law and Happiness，2000)、《康德的自然與自由的體係》(Kant’s System ofNatureandFreedom：Selected Essays，2005)、《知識、理性與鑒賞：康德對休謨的迴應》(Knowledge,Reason，andTaste：Kant's Response to Hume，2008)等，他同時還是學界影響頗巨的劍橋版康德著作集的兩總編之一，並參與翻譯瞭《純粹理性批判》、《判斷力批判》等捲。他還為一些頗有影響的康德研究文集擔任主編工作，具有代錶性的有“劍橋指針叢書”中《康德》、《康德與現代哲學》等捲。

譯者宮睿，1976年生，北京大學哲學係西方哲學專業博士畢業，現為中國政法大學哲學係副教授，主要從事康德哲學、近代政治哲學等領域的研究。著作有《康德的想象力理論》以及《價值多元論與進步》等論文多篇，另有《形而上學論》等譯著多部。