[First Project] Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics by Immanuel Kant

[Catherine Leonard]

Hello all,

I'd like to read this book, and I'd like it to be as nice as the other philosophy titles I can get from Standard Ebooks, and I think I can contribute to that.

It looks like the Paul Carus translation is already on PG

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52821

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolegomena_to_Any_Future_Metaphysics

If there's a different translation that's preferred, or if this title isn't right for the collection please let me know!

Thank you,

Catherine Leonard

[Alex Cabal]

Hi Catherine, sure, you could work on that.

I don't have an opinion on the translations. The PG one is from 1912 so
that sounds like it would probably be the latest PD one out there, but
that doesn't necessarily mean it's the best.

For the § markers, those will be sub <section>s of the main chapter. You
can put them as heading material instead of inline with the first paragraph.

There are also some sub-sub-sections like "Remark I" and "Remark II".

I also see one table that you will have to determine how to format.

Also a good number of endnotes.

I think this will land on the very difficult side of a beginner
production. In fact maybe it's better as a second production. But if you
like reading philosophy and you're determined to see this through then
you could do it as your first book.

Make sure to read the Standard Ebooks Manual of Style before starting,
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When you're ready, email back with a link to your Github repository so
that I can assign you a manager and reviewer.

Have fun! :)

On 8/4/26 7:06 PM, Catherine Leonard wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'd like to read this book, and I'd like it to be as nice as the other
> philosophy titles I can get from Standard Ebooks, and I think I can
> contribute to that.
>
> It looks like the Paul Carus translation is already on PG

> https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52821 <https://www.gutenberg.org/
> ebooks/52821>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolegomena_to_Any_Future_Metaphysics

> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolegomena_to_Any_Future_Metaphysics>
>
> If there's a different translation that's preferred, or if this title
> isn't right for the collection please let me know!
>
> Thank you,
> Catherine Leonard
>

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[Catherine Leonard]

Thanks! I just finished the Manual of Style and found my scans and I've run into my first issue. :)

It seems the PG ebook includes only the preface and the section titled "Kant's Prolegomena" from the original book, this represents just the portion that translates Kant's work. The rest of the original book, about half of of it, consisted of an essay by the translator/editor (seventy pages, roughly a quarter of the book) and supplementary materials "for the Study of Kant's Life and Philosophy" (another forty or so pages) including a transcribed and translated letter from Kant to his brother. 

I'm not sure how to link a specific page on archive.org but it starts on pg. 191 here, and this is after the last content in the PG epub

https://archive.org/details/kantsprolegomen01carugoog/page/n191/mode/2up 

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/52821/pg52821-images.html

Further complicating the issue, the preface makes reference to the essay and supplementary material that was cut from the PG epub.

I'd still like to pursue this work if at all possible, but I'd appreciate any guidance you have for dealing with this situation.

[Alex Cabal]

That's fine, we don't want that supplementary material anyway.

If the preface mentions it, add an endnote explaining the situation
signed "S.E. Editor"

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>
> On 8/4/26 7:06 PM, Catherine Leonard wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I'd like to read this book, and I'd like it to be as nice as the
> other
> > philosophy titles I can get from Standard Ebooks, and I think I can
> > contribute to that.
> >
> > It looks like the Paul Carus translation is already on PG
> > https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52821 <https://

> www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52821> <https://www.gutenberg.org/
> <https://www.gutenberg.org/>
> > ebooks/52821>
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
> Prolegomena_to_Any_Future_Metaphysics <https://en.wikipedia.org/
> wiki/Prolegomena_to_Any_Future_Metaphysics>
> > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
> Prolegomena_to_Any_Future_Metaphysics <https://en.wikipedia.org/

> wiki/Prolegomena_to_Any_Future_Metaphysics>>
> >
> > If there's a different translation that's preferred, or if this
> title
> > isn't right for the collection please let me know!
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Catherine Leonard
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[Catherine Leonard]

Sounds good, I pulled the initial PG source text and trimmed the header/footer, the repo is here:

https://github.com/kit-repo-depot/immanuel-kant_prolegomena-to-any-future-metaphysics_paul-carus

[Alex Cabal]

OK, Vince will manage with Robin reviewing.

> > I'm not sure how to link a specific page on archive.org <http://

> archive.org> but it starts on
> > pg. 191 here, and this is after the last content in the PG epub
> > https://archive.org/details/kantsprolegomen01carugoog/page/n191/

> mode/2up <https://archive.org/details/kantsprolegomen01carugoog/
> page/n191/mode/2up>
> > https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/52821/pg52821-images.html

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> >
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> >
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> > On 8/4/26 7:06 PM, Catherine Leonard wrote:
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > I'd like to read this book, and I'd like it to be as nice as the
> > other
> > > philosophy titles I can get from Standard Ebooks, and I think I
> can
> > > contribute to that.
> > >
> > > It looks like the Paul Carus translation is already on PG
> > > https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52821 <https://
> www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52821> <https://

> > www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52821 <http://www.gutenberg.org/

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> > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/>

> > Prolegomena_to_Any_Future_Metaphysics <https://en.wikipedia.org/
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> > wiki/Prolegomena_to_Any_Future_Metaphysics>

> > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/>
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> <https://en.wikipedia.org/>
> > wiki/Prolegomena_to_Any_Future_Metaphysics>>
> > >
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> > > isn't right for the collection please let me know!
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