The Notion of the A Priori

By Mikel Dufrenne

Book Overview

Originally published in 1966, this pivotal work of Mikel Dufrenne revises Kant's notion of a priori, a concept previously given insufficient attention by philosophers, to realize a rich understanding that finally does justice to one of Kant's most troubling cruxes. Following the Husserlian analytics of phenomenology, Dufrenne postulates a dualistic conception of the a priori as a structure that expresses itself outside the human subject, but also as a virtual knowledge that points to a philosophy of immediate apprehension or feeling. A friend of Paul Ricoeur, with whom he was detained as a prisoner of war during World War II, Dufrenne's work until now has been sorely overlooked by American philosophers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810125439
• ISBN13: 9780810125438
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"