Stern, R. orcid.org/0000-0003-2967-647X (2022) Explaining synthetic a priori knowledge : the Achilles’ heel of transcendental idealism? Kantian Review, 27 (3). pp. 385-404. ISSN 1369-4154
Abstract
This article considers an apparent Achilles heel for Kant’s transcendental idealism, concerning his account of how synthetic a priori knowledge is possible. The problem is that while Kant’s distinctive attempt to explain synthetic a priori knowledge lies at the heart of his transcendental idealism, this explanation appears to face a dilemma: either the explanation generates a problematic regress, or the explanation it offers gives us no reason to favour transcendental idealism over transcendental realism. In the article, I consider G. E. Moore’s version of the problem, which I argue has not yet received an adequate response. Instead, I offer a way out of this dilemma by focusing on the normativity rather than the metaphysics of the mind.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Author. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Kantian Review. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Immanuel Kant; G. E. Moore; synthetic a priori knowledge; transcendental idealism; transcendental realism; the Copernican revolution; epistemic norms |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Philosophy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 04 Mar 2022 10:32 |
Last Modified: | 24 Nov 2022 15:29 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S1369415422000115 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:184365 |
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