General questions
Original German
Der Prolegomenen
Allgemeine Frage:
Ist überall Metaphysik möglich?
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the complete German of the Prolegomena (AA IV 253–383, all §§1–60 and the Appendix), for fidelity, the steps of Kant’s argument, clarity and structure.
The General Question
of the Prolegomena:
Is Metaphysics Possible at All?
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same complete German text.
The General Question
of the Prolegomena:
Is Metaphysics Possible at All?
About this section
General questions is part of Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics by Immanuel Kant. This page sets the German original beside 2 direct-source translations, so any line can be checked against the source. It is section 7 of 72 in the work, which is kept in the European tradition.
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