A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'

"A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'" by Norman Kemp Smith is a profound exploration of a difficult but important philosophical text. The author addresses the challenging nature of Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason" and provides an early 20th-century view. The commentary grapples with hard problems, such as understanding what we know before experience and how our thoughts come together, while pointing out the difficulties in Kant's reasoning. Smith sets the stage by acknowledging Kant's writing as dense and layered, created over time and possibly containing contradictions. Smith explains that to really understand Kant, we need to know about these complexities. Understanding that the Smith’s goal is to provide a systematic review of Kant's core ideas makes that easier.