Kantian philosophy is called transcendental, as distinct from transcendent. Simply stated, the transcendental approach seeks to cast light on the unconscious structure that precedes and shapes experience. And yet, can’t it be said that from its very inception, philosophy itself has always taken just such an introspective approach? If that is the case, then what distinguishes Kantian reflection? Kant’s unique way of reflection appeared in his early work, Dreams of a Visionary. Kant wrote, “Formerly, I viewed human common sense only from the standpoint of my own; now I put myself into the position of another’s reason outside of myself, and observe my judgments, together with their most secret causes, from the point of view of others. It is true that the comparison of both observations result... (查看原文)
Kant is generally understood to have executed the transcendental critique from a place that lies between rationalism and empiricism. However, upon reading his strangely self-deprecating <Dreams of a Visionary Explained by Dreams of Metaphysics>, one finds it impossible to say that he was simply thinking from a place between these two poles.
Instead, it is the “parallax” between positions that acts. Kant, too, performed a critical oscillation: He continuously confronted the dominant rationalism with empiricism, and the dominant empiricism with rationalism. The Kantian critique exists within this movement itself. The transcendental critique is not some kind of stable third position. It cannot exist without a transversal and transpositional movement. It is for this reason that I have chosen... (查看原文)
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