The Text-Book to Kant; Aesthetic, Categories, Schematism, James Hutchison Stirling, Oliver and Boyd, 1881

James Hutchison Stirling's The Text-Book to Kant is a substantial guide to some of the most challenging sections of Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. Focusing on the Transcendental Aesthetic, the Categories and the Schematism, Stirling provides an English translation accompanied by detailed commentary, explanatory notes, an index and a biographical sketch of the philosopher. Written to make these notoriously difficult sections of Kant's work more accessible to English-speaking students and scholars, it was regarded as one of the principal Victorian studies of Kant's philosophy.

The Text-Book to Kant; Aesthetic, Categories, Schematism. Translation, Reproduction, Commentary, Index, with Biographical Sketch. By James Hutchison Stirling, LL.D.

Published by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh and Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., London, 1881. First edition.

A good brown cloth hardback with gilt title to spine. Covers with some shelf wear and bumping, and wear to head and tail of spine. Soundly bound.

The text is bright and clear throughout. Some light scattered spotting to endpapers and Publisher’s list at rear. Some dust toning to top edge of text block. Previous owner’s inscription to half title. Small nibble to top corner of title page where pages have been separated.

Text in English.

xxviii + 548pp + 28pp Publisher’s list/reviews.

Dimensions: approximately 235mm high x 158mm wide x 50mm deep.

Weight: approximately 1145g (unpacked).