An Examination of Kant's Treatment of Transcendental FreedomThis book presents a view of the concepts in the Kantian scheme of things. The author attempts to show that Kant has not established the necessity of thinking human freedom in the theoretical sphere as would seem to be demanded by the inner logic of the first Critique and by the concept of autonomy in the second Critique. The book begins with a brief description of the critical teaching and the consequent limitations on metaphysical knowledge, in order to offer a general estimate of the position of freedom in Kant's overall scheme. Contents: A General Outline of Kantian Metaphysics; The Various Concepts of Freedom; The Evidences for Transcendental Freedom; Practical Freedom and Autonomy; and The Possibility of Transcendental Freedom. |
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according action Analytic antecedent antithesis argument asserting autonomy causality through freedom claim compatible concept of freedom concerned conditioned conditions Consequently Critique of Practical Critique of Pure determining ground dynamical antinomies dynamical series existence fact of pure free act free causality free cause freely acting cause heterogeneous heteronomous homogeneous Ibid idea of freedom incompatible with nature independent intelligible cause intelligible object intuition Kant says Kant's Kantian knowledge L.W. Beck laws of nature Leibniz logical possibility maxim means metaphysics moral law natural causes natural necessity necessary negative concept non-sensible noumenal noumenon ontology phenomenal order positive concept possibility of freedom possible experience postulate practical freedom presupposes priori proposition problematic concept pure practical reason pure reason rational rational psychology relation series of conditions speculative reason substance synthesis synthetic a priori synthetic proposition Theodicy theoretical reason think freedom third antinomy thought transcendental freedom transcendental idea transcendental object unconditioned understanding world order