Spinoza and the Critique of Pure Reason - Ashraf Mansour

In this study, we attempt to read Spinoza, that is, to place "Critique of Pure Reason" within a Spinozist framework, taking Spinoza's metaphysics as the basis from which we view Kant's philosophy. This study aims to answer the following questions: Why did Kant remain silent about Spinoza in the Critique of Pure Reason? How did Kant write a book like the "Critique" and succeed in skillfully and expertly avoiding mentioning Spinoza? Did Kant discuss Spinozist ideas without mentioning his name? And why? What are the methods Kant used that enabled him to avoid Spinoza's name or to omit his ideas or even his famous terms completely? In other words, what are the mechanisms of silence, avoidance, and circumvention that Kant employed without being exposed? Did some of Spinoza's ideas seep into Kant's philosophy despite Kant's own intentions? Did Kant succeed in overcoming and surpassing the influence of Spinoza? Did Kant's philosophy succeed in providing an alternative to Spinozism, or did it fail in doing so? Were Kant's contemporaries aware of his silence regarding Spinoza? Did they discuss Kant's relationship with Spinoza? Book: Spinoza and the Critique of Pure Reason; a study of Kant's theory of knowledge and metaphysics in light of Spinoza's philosophy Author: Ashraf Mansour Number of pages: 358