Kantian Humility: Our Ignorance of Things in Themselves
Rae Langton
Abstract
Rae Langton
Abstract
Langton offers an interpretation and defence of Kant's doctrine of things in themselves. He aims to vindicate Kant's scientific realism, and show his primary/secondary quality distinction to be superior.
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Langton offers an interpretation and defence of Kant's doctrine of things in themselves. He aims to vindicate Kant's scientific realism, and show his primary/secondary quality distinction to be superior.
Key concepts: Idealism, Ignorance, Humility, Philosophy, Unobservable, Realism, Epistemology, Index (typography)