Norman Kemp Smith on the experience of duration.
The Scottish philosopher Norman Kemp Smith (1872–1958) is best known for his 1929 English translation of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, and for his incisive commentaries on Descartes, Hume, and Kant. These achievements have overshadowed his original philosophical work in several areas, including th...
| Publicado en: | British Journal for the History of Philosophy Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 295 - 314 |
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