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Kant's One World: Interpreting 'Transcendental Idealism'.

Discusses Immanuel Kant's transcendental idealism. Kant's distinction between things as they appear and things as they are in themselves; Distinctions between Kant's humility and idealism; Kant's argument for the transcendental ideality of space and time; Ways in which the phenomenalist interpretati...

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Published in:British Journal for the History of Philosophy Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 655 - 685
Main Author: Allais, Lucy
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Nov2004
Subjects:
Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804
Realism
Spacetime
Philosophy
Empiricism
Universals (Philosophy)
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Discusses Immanuel Kant's transcendental idealism. Kant's distinction between things as they appear and things as they are in themselves; Distinctions between Kant's humility and idealism; Kant's argument for the transcendental ideality of space and time; Ways in which the phenomenalist interpretation conflicts with the genuine empirical realism in Kant's position; Rejection of any interpretation of transcendental idealism that mentalizes appearances.