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- Kant’s Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science
- Cambridge Critical Guides
- Kant’s Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Note on Abbreviations and Translations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Kant’s Conception of the Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science
- Chapter 2 Kant’s Normative Conception of Natural Science
- Chapter 3 The Applicability of Mathematics as a Metaphysical Problem
- Chapter 4 Phoronomy
- Chapter 5 Space, Pure Intuition, and Laws in the Metaphysical Foundations
- Chapter 6 Finitism in the Metaphysical Foundations
- Chapter 7 The Construction of the Concept of Space-Filling
- Chapter 8 Beyond the Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science
- Chapter 9 How Do We Transform Appearance into Experience?
- Chapter 10 Absolute Space as a Necessary Idea
- Chapter 11 Proper Natural Science and Its Role in the Critical System
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Critical Guides
Chapter 9 - How Do We Transform Appearance into Experience?
Kant’s Metaphysical Foundations of Phenomenology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 October 2022
- Kant’s Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science
- Cambridge Critical Guides
- Kant’s Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Note on Abbreviations and Translations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Kant’s Conception of the Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science
- Chapter 2 Kant’s Normative Conception of Natural Science
- Chapter 3 The Applicability of Mathematics as a Metaphysical Problem
- Chapter 4 Phoronomy
- Chapter 5 Space, Pure Intuition, and Laws in the Metaphysical Foundations
- Chapter 6 Finitism in the Metaphysical Foundations
- Chapter 7 The Construction of the Concept of Space-Filling
- Chapter 8 Beyond the Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science
- Chapter 9 How Do We Transform Appearance into Experience?
- Chapter 10 Absolute Space as a Necessary Idea
- Chapter 11 Proper Natural Science and Its Role in the Critical System
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Critical Guides
Summary
The Phenomenology has not received much consideration from commentators, at least compared with the Dynamics and the Mechanics. For instance, Pollok’s (2001) commentary to Kant’s MAN devotes only around thirty-five pages (of a roughly 550-page book) to the Phenomenology. That said, Friedman’s book Kant’s Construction of Nature (2013) represents a recent exception to this trend, offering the most complete account that extensively discusses this chapter. Nonetheless, the Phenomenology is the most intriguing, yet under-explored part of MAN, not only with respect to its relationship with other parts of Kant’s system but also with respect to the natural science of Kant’s time. This contribution builds upon and elaborates Friedman’s reading. More specifically, it facilitates the comparison of the Phenomenology with both other parts of Kant’s system and the science of his time, in particular, with Euler’s equation of motion for rigid bodies.
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- Kant's Metaphysical Foundations of Natural ScienceA Critical Guide, pp. 197 - 214Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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