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Excerpt from The Principle of Teleology in the Critical Philosophy of Kant Although it is true that the division of the Critical Philosophy into three parts rests upon the three-fold di vision Of mind, and that each Critique has special refer ence to one particular faculty, it would be quite mistaken to suppose that Kant consciously set about the critical inquiry, to discover, if possible, a priori principles for each of the three mental faculties. We know, on the contrary, fthat the original plan comprised only a Cri tique of theoretical philosophy, and a Critique Of practical philosophy, corresponding to the faculties of cognition and desire. The proof of this is derived from the famous letter to Herz of I772. Kant's words there are: I am planning a work under the title, The limits of Sen sibility and Reason. The work will consist Of two parts, a theoretical and a practical. The first falls into two sections: first, Phenomenology in general; and second, the nature and methods of Metaphysics. The second, likewise, falls into two parts: first, the general princi ples of feeling, of taste and of sensuous desires second. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This book is an in-depth study of Kant's critical philosophy, focusing on the principle of teleology. David R. Major presents a compelling analysis of Kant's thoughts on the design and purpose of the universe and its inhabitants. This book is a must-read for philosophy students and researchers. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This essay-a thesis accepted for the Cornell doctorate-consists of two parts, the first historical, the second expository and critical. Part I. traces the influences that led to the acceptance of a tripartite division of mind (intellect, feeling, will) in place of the older bipartite division. It also shows that Kant's original intention, in writing a third Critique, was to establish a priori principles of the new faculty of feeling; and argues that the combination of the Critiques of Taste and of Teleology into a single Critique of Judgment was due to the fact that both alike were seen to centre round the idea of purposiveness. Part II indicates the need of mediation, formal and real, between the two Critiques of theoretical and of practical philosophy. The real opposition between them is to be found, primarily and chiefly, in the admission or rejection of the concept of freedom. By an elaborate analysis of Kant s theory of the beautiful, and a discussion of his use of the principle of teleology as applied to organic nature, the author is able to make it clear that the Critique of Judgment effects the desired real reconciliation. A concluding section suggests that Kant would have allowed objective validity to the teleological principle, had not the table of categories in the K. d. r. V. been already complete. -Mind [1898]