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In this stimulating volume, roger scruton offers a comprehensive account of the nature and significance of music from the perspective of modern philosophy. His response was an appeal to enlightenment, law and reason. Page 1 of 31 lecture notes on immanuel kants critique of pure reason delivered by peter rickman during autumn 1995 preface immanuel kants critique of pure reason introduces his critical philosophy. He has published a large number of books, including some works of fiction, and has written and composed two operas. Read kant pdf a very short introduction by roger scruton oxford university press immanuel kant is arguably the most influential modern.
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