Kant’s Fourth Paralogism, On Idealism
Contents: Introduction Kant’s fourth Paralogism takes as its theme the justification of transcendental idealism against other approaches to what has been called “the problem of...
Contents: Introduction Kant’s fourth Paralogism takes as its theme the justification of transcendental idealism against other approaches to what has been called “the problem of...
Having critiqued the rationalist argument for the simplicity of the soul, Kant now turns his attention to the rationalist notion of “personality” as an additional...
In the second paralogism, Kant continues to develop his critique of rationalist (Cartesian) psychology. He now turns his attention from its substantiality to its simplicity....
The first paralogism concerns the substantiality and immortality of the soul. It addresses whether our experience of the “I“ as an object of our inner...
In Book II of the Transcendental Dialectic, Kant shifts from a general discussion of his investigation of transcendental principles as a way out of certain...
Contents: Introduction In the section of the Critique on Phenomena and Noumena, Kant sets himself the goal not only of refining our sense of what...
Concluding thoughts on the Postulates of Empirical Thought Kant’s “General Note” at the end of the “Postulates of Empirical Thought” represents his attempt to show...
An experience many readers have doubtless had going through the pages of the Critique of Pure Reason is that Kant often later clarifies ideas he...
Contents: Location of the Analogies of Experience in the Critique and Orientation It is a good idea once in a while to check in with...
Aristotle’s phrase to ti ên einai is generally understood as a formula for expressing the notion of “essence.” But the word “essence” glosses over the difficulty of adequately capturing...