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Różne interpretacje kantowskiego transcendentalizmu
The different interpretations of Kant’s transcendentalism

Author(s): Jacek Surzyn
Subject(s): History of Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: Kant; transcendentalism; experience; theory; cognition

Summary/Abstract: The article is an attempt to present different interpretations of transcendentalism of Immanuel Kant. The problem of transcendentalism is placed in a historical perspective, because it seems to be the only correct way for the proper recognition of the essence of Kant's thought. The article focuses on the analysis presented in two Polish interpretations of transcendentalism, one of which has been presented by Marek Siemek, and the other by Andrzej J. Noras. Siemek's interpretation goes toward reading Kant's transcendentalism through the prism of thoughts of J. Fichte, while Andrzej J. Noras tries to understand the transcendentalism of Kant referring to its historical origins and conditions. A. J. Noras’s proposal seems to be closer to Kant’s thought as it captures the essence of transcendentalism as such and could be a sees as a way to understand the true sense of Kant's postulate of "Copernican revolution".

  • Issue Year: 1/2016
  • Issue No: XXVIII
  • Page Range: 61-87
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Polish