Excerpt from Elements of the Critical Philosophy: Containing a Concise Account of Its Origin and Tendency; A View of All the Works Published by Its Founder, Professor Immanuel Kant; And a Glossary for the Explanation of Terms and Phrases Relying, however, on the candour and impartiality Of the learned in this country, Itruft they will not decide upon a work Offo comprehenfive a nature as the prefent, from partial views; nor, do I entertain the lcail appret henfion, that they will be deterred from a tborougb exa mination of it, by any paradoxical pofitions, or even appaa rent contradi l'ions, that may occur in the firfl perufal. A nation, which has produced a bacon, a newton, a Lo'cxs, a hume, and 0 many other profound inquirers, cannot be fuppofed to have a tafte merely for the lighter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.