Episode 27 - The Empirical Self and the Transcendental Self: Kant and Critique of Pure Reason

In this episode, we wrap up our extended focus on Kant's Critique of Pure Reason by coming full circle and looking at his view on personal identity, the topic of Episode 1 of this podcast. Recall, in that episode, we were introduced to David Hume's thoughts on the topic.

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Episode 26 - More on the Threefold Synthesis: Kant and Critique of Pure Reason

An intuitive breakdown of the threefold synthesis of the first edition of Critique of Pure Reason.

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Episode 25 - The Threefold Synthesis: Kant and Critique of Pure Reason

We begin Kant's famous Transcendental Deduction this episode, focusing first on what he called 'the threefold synthesis' of cognition.

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Readings from Critique of Pure Reason [first edition], by Immanuel Kant:

• A96-98 
• A 99-100: 1. ON THE SYNTHESIS OF APPREHENSION IN INTUITION
• A101-102: 2. ON THE SYNTHESIS OF REPRODUCTION IN IMAGINATION
• A103-106: 3. ON THE SYNTHESIS OF RECOGNITION IN THE CONCEPT 

 

Episode 24: The Elephant in the Room: Kant and Critique of Pure Reason

Is transcendental idealism philosophically inconsistent? Does Kant not fully get the love he should from the philosophy community because he seems to have violated one of his own doctrines?

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Episode 23 - The Origin of Cognition: Kant and Critique of Pure Reason

In this episode, hopefully we nail down what it is that Kant means when he uses the term 'transcendental.' Also, the cognitive mechanism Kant calls 'synthesis' is introduced.

Readings from Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant:
(A56/B80) - General logic vs. transcendental logic
(A57/B82) - Brief but clear description of what transcendental logic is
(A58-59/B82-83) - A little about what truth is
(A77-79/B102-105) - Synthesis is introduced

Reading from A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume:
Book I, Part III, Section VIII - Intensity of belief in terms of probability

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Episode 22 - The Elements of Cognition: Kant and Critique of Pure Reason

What makes cognition possible according to Kant? We dive slightly deeper into Transcendental Logic.

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Episode 21: Transcendental Logic Introduction

We briefly touch upon the opening section of Transcendental Logic in Kant's Critique of Pure Reason.

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