Part III - Inquiry With An Emancipatory Interest
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Inquiry With An Emancipatory Interest
Kant worked hard to resolve a contradiction that emerged from the Enlightenment emphasis on rationality: the contradiction between the new view of man as an individual, natural creature and the need for valid scientific knowledge and ethical conduct. How could objective knowledge and binding ethics be built from subjective experiences and preferences? Kant’s proposal was that ideas are representations that the mind actively constructs using its innate capacity for universal reason. Mind constitutes reality as we know it. As a result, individuals can have indubitable knowledge of the world and be clear on their moral duties.
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- The Science of Qualitative Research , pp. 269 - 272Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010