Imagination in Kant's Critique of Practical Reason

With particular focus on imagination, Bernard Freydberg presents a close reading of Kants second critique, The Critique of Practical Reason. In an interpretation that is daring as well as rigorous, Freydberg reveals imagination as both its central force and the bridge that links Kants three critiques. Freydbergs reading offers a powerful challenge to the widespread view that Kants ethics calls for rigid, self-denying obedience. Here, to the contrary, the search for self-fulfillment becomes an enormously creative endeavor once imagination is understood as the heart of Kantian ethics. Seasoned scholars and newer students will find a surprising and provocative view of Kants ethics in this straightforward and accessible book.