Book contents
- Kant’s Critique of Practical Reason
- Kant’s Critique of Practical Reason
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- General Note on Citations and Translations
- General Introduction
- Part I Pre-Kantian Moral Philosophy
- Part II Between the Critiques
- Part III The Reception of the Critique of Practical Reason
- 8 Johann Georg Heinrich Feder
- Review of the Critique of Practical Reason (1788)
- 9 August Wilhelm Rehberg
- Review of the Critique of Practical Reason (1788)
- 10 Christian Garve
- ‘On Patience’ (1792)
- 11 Hermann Andreas Pistorius
- Review of the Critique of Practical Reason (1794)
- Bibliography
- Index
9 - August Wilhelm Rehberg
Introduction
from Part III - The Reception of the Critique of Practical Reason
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 January 2025
- Kant’s Critique of Practical Reason
- Kant’s Critique of Practical Reason
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- General Note on Citations and Translations
- General Introduction
- Part I Pre-Kantian Moral Philosophy
- Part II Between the Critiques
- Part III The Reception of the Critique of Practical Reason
- 8 Johann Georg Heinrich Feder
- Review of the Critique of Practical Reason (1788)
- 9 August Wilhelm Rehberg
- Review of the Critique of Practical Reason (1788)
- 10 Christian Garve
- ‘On Patience’ (1792)
- 11 Hermann Andreas Pistorius
- Review of the Critique of Practical Reason (1794)
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
August Wilhelm Rehberg (1757–1836) was a civil servant in Hanover, but he also made several important contributions to the philosophical debates of his time. This chapter contains the first English translation of Rehberg’s review of the second Critique, which was highly influential and read by figures such as Reinhold and possibly Fichte as well. In the review, Rehberg doubts that pure reason can be practical. One of the most important statements of the review is Rehberg’s claim that the feeling of respect must be something sensible and, as such, must contain an element of pleasure, despite what Kant says. Kant was aware of the review and is thought to have responded to it in later works such as the third Critique.
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- Kant's Critique of Practical ReasonBackground Source Materials, pp. 225 - 228Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024