A Contemporary Interpretation of Kant's Notion of Transcendental Apperception
| Autor: | Shih-Yun Liu, 劉詩韻 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 95 Transcendental apperception is a core notion in the Critique of Pure Reason. It plays an important role in the whole discuss of the Critique of Pure Reason. By analyzing subjective deduction where Kant introduces transcendental apperception, and by referring Mou Tzung San’s exposition, we suggest an interpretation of the meaning of transcendental apperception. In his threefold synthesis, which is the backbone of subjective deduction, Kant reveals that our objects are merely objects of representations. They are products resulted through the synthesis of the sensibility, the imagination and the understanding. What contained as their universal and a priori elements are constituted by understanding and through the transcendental function which is what we called transcendental apperception. For Kemp Smith, transcendental apperception is the formal self. However, he thinks that this notion is not compatible with the theory of inner sense which is another important part of Kant’s theory. Besides, he also accuses Kant not making clear the relationship between the categories and transcendental apperception. He criticizes Kant’s notion and says that transcendental apperception could not serve as the premise of the transcendental deduction, for, it is not the ultimate ground of Kant’s theory. Paul Guyer argues that transcendental apperception as an empirical knowledge could make Kant’s argument stronger. Further, he argues against transcendental apperception as an a priori synthetic knowledge. Mou Tzung San interprets transcendental apperception as transcendental function of the understanding which we adopt as the most appropriate for Kant. According to our interpretation, we could answer criticisms raised by Kemp Smith and Guyer. Towards the end of our thesis, we try to show how this interpretation of transcendental apperception could give a consistent reading of both the objective deduction of the first edition and that of the second edition as well as the relevant passages in the paralogism. By its power in answering the criticisms of Kemp Smith and Guyer and its consistent reading of other passages of the Critique of Pure Reason, we have showed that our interpretation of transcendental apperception is a better one than others. |
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