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PAPERS READ

AT

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

ON THE

BICENTENARY

OF

KANT'S BIRTH

CHICAGO - LONDON

THE OPEN COURT PUBLISHING Co.

1925

COPYRIGHT BY

THE OPEN COURT PUBLISHING CO.

1925

Printed in the United States of America.

INTRODUCTORY NOTE

THE PAPERS that follow were originally prepared with a view to the specific needs of the various sessions of the bicentenary commemoration of Kant held at Northwestern University on December 4 and 5, 1924. They were not written for technical students of philosophy nor, in most cases at least, with a thought of publication either separately or as a collection. The controlling factor in the formulation of the program, moreover, was not the aim of presenting a delicately balanced account of all the elements and phases of Kant's complex philosophy; it was primarily that of paying tribute to a commanding intellectual figure in such a way that classes in philosophy and groups of other students and the interested public might receive illuminating introduction to his personality and thought and a fresh stimulus to, and an enhanced appreciation of philosophic study. It was in response to numerous requests from individuals attending the celebration and with the hope that the addresses might prove of wider interest and value that the publication of the collection as a whole was decided upon. In three instances, as may be noted, writers have preferred to modify somewhat the titles of their papers, but in no case has the content been substantially altered.

On the whole it has seemed preferable to present the papers according to the order of the printed program. The latter we annex hereto in order to give some idea of the character of the celebration and of the specific occasions for which the various papers were designed.

EDWARD L. SCHAUB.

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