The Eve of the Critique of Pure Reason:Kant's Silent Decade
During the so-called Silent Decade from 1770 to 1781,Kant produced no important works except for three short articles,because he was planning and writing the Critique of Pure Reason.There is no great dispute about this fact.However,later scholars have rarely discussed why he wrote the First Critique in this period and how he wrote it.Although some Kant biographers have recorded some of his personal communication with others,the interpretation on his philosophical thought and theoretical evolution is rare.However,this period of thought was extremely important to Kant.In fact,with the aid of Kant's letters and notes in this period,it will not be difficult for us to find his contributions in metaphysics,moral philosophy and religious thinking,which not only directly shapes the First Critical theory structure and its basic content,but also indirectly affects many works and ideas in the period of critical philosophy.
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