PHL314H1 Lecture Notes - Consistency, A Roads In Zone 5 Of The Great Britain Numbering Scheme, Transcendental Realism
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Antinomies are a bridge btw analytic (framework - concepts and principles) and dialectic (reformulation of metaphysics) And where and how reason plays a role. Kant believes reason has hereto run amok because it has tried to make sense of things it can"t. Antinomies are product/conclusion of argument first look at conclusion then look at premises (what we get from intuition, understanding--> two are brought together to give us synthetic a priori principles) Main argument: why transcendental realism is incoherent, why transcendental idealism is awesome. Kant: tr and ti only 2 possibilities for human understanding and reason so if one is true, other is false. if can show tr incoherent, ti is the obvious correct one. Barkeley thinks it"s knowable because perceive ideas in the mind. God responsible for placing those ideas in the mind. What kind of rationalist or empiricist you are depends on whether or not you believe in god.
