The discipline of reason: The paralogisms and Antinomies of Pure Reason.
The discipline of reason: The paralogisms and Antinomies of Pure Reason.
Lecture 8/8. Reason, properly disciplined, draws permissible inferences from the resulting concepts of the understanding... Read more
16 Mar 2011
•
37mins
The "Self" and the Synthetic Unity of Apperception
The "Self" and the Synthetic Unity of Apperception
Lecture 7/8. Kant argues that: "The synthetic unity of consciousness is... an objective condition of all knowledge. It i... Read more
16 Mar 2011
•
41mins
Concepts, judgement and the Transcendental Deduction of the Categories
Concepts, judgement and the Transcendental Deduction of the Categories
Lecture 6/8. Empiricists have no explanation for how we move from "mere forms of thought" to objective concepts. The con... Read more
16 Mar 2011
•
40mins
Idealisms and their refutations
Idealisms and their refutations
Lecture 5/8. The very possibility of self-awareness (an "inner sense" with content) requires an awareness of an external... Read more
16 Mar 2011
•
42mins
How are a priori synthetic judgements possible?
How are a priori synthetic judgements possible?
Lecture 4/8. Kant claims that, "our sense representation is not a representation of things in themselves, but of the way... Read more
16 Mar 2011
•
40mins
Space, time and the "Analogies of Experiences"
Space, time and the "Analogies of Experiences"
Lecture 3/8. Kant's so-called "Copernican" revolution in metaphysics begins with the recognition of the observer's contr... Read more
16 Mar 2011
•
48mins
The broader philosophical context
The broader philosophical context
Lecture 2/8. The significant advances in physics in the 17th century stood in vivid contrast to the stagnation of tradit... Read more
16 Mar 2011
•
45mins
Just what is Kant's "project"?
Just what is Kant's "project"?
Lecture 1/8. Both sense and reason are limited. Kant must identify the proper mission and domain of each, as well as the... Read more
16 Mar 2011
•
46mins