Zack Beauchamp

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5. He does this through an argument famously termed the "transcendental deduction." In Kant's view, there are certain truths that are necessary for us to have experiences at all — a priori truths that precede and structure our experience of reality. — PolitiTweet.org

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4. A fundamental aim of the Critique is to *vindicate* reason against the limits of of our perceptual capabilities. Kant argues for a category of truths, called "a priori" truths, that we can know to be true without reference to our experiences of the outside world — PolitiTweet.org

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6. The mechanics of the transcendental deduction are exceptionally complicated and not necessary to get into now. What matters is that Kant is trying to develop a grounding for objective truth — to create the epistemological and metaphysical foundations necessary to believe in it — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 12, 2021