Can metaphysics ever be a science?
In this concise and accessible work, Immanuel Kant sets out to answer that question. Written as a companion to his monumental Critique of Pure Reason, the Prolegomena distills Kant’s revolutionary ideas into a clear guide for students and scholars.
Addressing the challenge posed by David Hume’s skepticism, Kant explains how knowledge that is both universal and necessary—yet informative—can be possible. He explores the conditions of human cognition, the limits of reason, and the foundations of metaphysics, insisting that only by critically examining our faculties can metaphysics claim the status of science.
Compact, rigorous, and illuminating, the Prolegomena remains one of the most important gateways into modern philosophy, offering readers a direct path into Kant’s thought and its enduring influence on metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics.