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This 10 page paper outlines Kant's critical philosophy, exploring concepts such as transcendental knowledge and the transcendental unity of apperception. The 1787, or 'B' version, of his Critique of Pure Reason is used. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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world began but accepts the explanations of Priests and Rabbis, does not probe into the subconscious but merely lives day to day, would seem absurd. How does anybody know anything?
They learn from school and from their daily experiences. Yes, the typical man admits that there may be intrinsic knowledge and that the tabula rasa hypothesis is a bit outdated,
but he rarely goes beyond that. Some seek to validate their own experiences by exploring transcendence. They pursue remnants of the past through remembering pieces of dreams, past life recalls
and studying a variety of avenues other than mainstream religion or philosophy. They question their reality and do not truly believe in any one thing because they are not sure
if they even exist. This, the other extreme is really not what Kant meant to provoke. Rather, Kant was concerned with pinpointing reality and defining it. He wanted the proof
as opposed to merely pontificating on possibilities. When Kant pursued transcendence for example he saw it as knowledge beyond the scope of human understanding. He saw the concept as being
equated with something that exceeds ones understanding. Transcendence exceeds all human capacity. This concept is not foreign to the religious sort who see God as omnipotent and omniscient, certainly exceeding
what a human being can understand. God knows all and many can accept that concept. But Kant did not let it go at that. He did not throw up his
hands like so many common folk do and say that they do not understand. Rather, Kant persisted to probe related concepts, an endeavor that would prove extraordinary in the philosophical
niche. In fact, in the midst of Kants argument for why certain concepts would be necessary and known a priori with respect to experience--also called the Transcendental Deduction-- Kant
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