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Philosophy, dealing with Kant's categories of understanding

2006-09-13 03:33:22 · 1 answers · asked by Ryan R 1 in Arts & Humanities Philosophy

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Nope - just a mind that is so structured as to allow judgments to form:

"Kant's argument that the mind makes an a priori contribution to experiences should not be mistaken for an argument like the Rationalists' that the mind possesses innate ideas like, "God is a perfect being." Kant rejects the claim that there are complete propositions like this one etched on the fabric of the mind. He argues that the mind provides a formal structuring that allows for the conjoining of concepts into judgments, but that structuring itself has no content. The mind is devoid of content until interaction with the world actuates these formal constraints. The mind possesses a priori templates for judgments, not a priori judgments."

2006-09-13 03:38:22 · answer #1 · answered by johnslat 7 · 2 0

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