1. Grounding empirical in transcendental reality.
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Kohl, Markus
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THEORY of knowledge , *INTELLECT , *COGNITION , *LIFTING & carrying (Human mechanics) , *SENSES , *SKEPTICISM , *INTUITION , *IDEALISM - Abstract
This article provides an overview of Anja Jauernig's book on Kant's critical idealism, specifically focusing on his ontological doctrine of two layers of reality. Jauernig argues that Kant believes our mind cannot actively generate the data necessary for representing appearances and instead relies on receiving sensations from things in themselves. The author highlights that empirical objects depend on our cognitive abilities and possess genuine empirical reality. Jauernig proposes two conditions for the existence of empirical objects: they must adhere to Kant's formal conditions of objecthood and be grounded in things in themselves. The article also raises concerns about the accessibility of empirical reality, suggesting that Kant's perspective may lead to skepticism. The text delves into Jauernig's argument regarding the existence and persistence of empirical objects in relation to transcendental reality, discussing the epistemic and ontological gaps between transcendental regularities and phenomenal regularities, as well as the reliability of inferring the existence of external objects based on internal mental states. The author also questions the concept of a "properly direct" grounding relationship and proposes that the formal conditions of experience may be the sole determinant of genuine experience and empirical reality. Overall, the article explores the skeptical concerns and limitations of Jauernig's argument. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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