Three Critiques, 3-volume Set: Vol. 1: Critique of Pure Reason; Vol. 2: Critique of Practical Reason; Vol. 3: Critique of Judgment (Hackett Classics)

Kant's Critique is now about as old as America, and the central place it occupies in philosophic thought is beyond dispute. I have personally found it to be the most valuable source of insight available, relegating much of classical and medieval philosophy to the evolution chart, and in no wise superseded by Nietzsche or the moderns.I use translations of Kant both as an easy way of reading him at length, and as a trot when I push through the German text. Of those I have read, Kemp Smith is still very serviceable, Max Müller is not bad and sometimes very helpful, Guyer is so literal as to be baffling, but Pluhar surpasses them all for accuracy, readability, clarity and clear explanation (in footnotes) of all his interpretive choices. The bundled three Critiques are an incredible bargain. For my money, this is the definitive Kant in English. Printed on large pages with space for adding notes if you need to. HOWEVER the glue binding does not hold up in the 1030 Pure Reason volume. It's just too big for glue: it should have been made in 2 or 3 volumes. I now have the separated pages in an envelope. Getting a new copy wouldn't have helped: you can't glue bind a thousand page book. If it was available on Kindle I'd have gotten in that way.BUT IT'S STILL WORTH IT. No other English translations comes close, so bound or unbound, the value of this translation is "boundless."

The value of this set is incredible—and as an 'amateur' studying Kant outside of an academic context, it's almost hard to believe this set exists. Not being fluent in German, I've had to read Kant with all his technicality by way of translation. After trying a few other translations of the 'Critique of Pure Reason' (notably Meiklejohn's, published by Dover; and Weigelt's revision of Müller's, published by Penguin), I was astounded by the readability of Pluhar's. Certainly, Kant is still tough going, but the grandeur of his thoughts and his occasional wit shine through uninhibited by stale or musty language. The introductions, too, elucidate Kant's philosophy (jargon and all) and make it (almost!) accessible—to the point that if the introductions were published as separate essays, they would be worth paying for. Combine all this with the shockingly low price (to put it in perspective, Pluhar's translation of the 'Critique of Pure Reason' alone is going for $34.00 on Amazon) and you have an idea of how indisputably indispensable this set is. Just get it.

An incredibly complete edition of these three critiques. With both versions and all the notes from the critique of pure reason. The superior translation from Pluhar. Skimming through I found the language to be very readable and very accessible although I do feel that this is something more for a scholar than a regular layman you have to decide what level you're at but at the end of the day you will probably come back to Kant because that's where most philosophy comes from (so I am lead to believe) I'm glad I own it I will be studying it for years. Saved myself the hassle bought the best first ignore the other editions and volumes that are incomplete clunky translations so on and such.As a bonus the three volumes came wrapped in shrink wrap and avoided the damage usually caused by shipping.

This translation of the three critiques is probably the most readable, always clear and understandable (for Kant), and the books each have an exhaustive index, elucidative introduction, etc. They helped me to reduce my aversion to reading Kant by putting his ideas in simpler terms than other translations, and they reduce the amount of German sentence structure carried over into English (so you that you aren't left having to "re-translate" the English translation.)

The books are pretty well printed, and the way to combine the two editions of the Critique are good enough.

These are really good translations at a really phenomenal price. I'm closing in on the end of the Critique of Pure Reason and eagerly awaiting Critique of Judgment.

People say Kant is hard to read. I don't think he's that difficult from a conceptual standpoint, but in many cases, it seems he's attended by talentless translators and editors. This version of the Critique of Pure Reason, while not perfect, was the best and most readable I've encountered thus far.

Great set of books