Kant's Theory of Human Transcendence (Ontology) and its Pitfalls

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  • Rev. Fr. Dr. Joseph T. Ekong, O.P, Ph.D

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47672/ejpcr.1169

Keywords:

Human transcendence, Kant, theory, ontology, pitfalls.

Abstract

Purpose: This work offers a caveat regarding the human propensity to error, even in situations of very meticulous and seemingly thorough philosophical investigations.

Methodology: This paper is a critical, analytic and evaluative, in its exposition of Kant's ontology.

Findings: Kant already had a theory of the origin of concepts which reinforced his theory of the nature of judgments. Based on his acceptance of the Cartesian psychology of perception, he claimed that man thinks only thoughts and perceives only perceptions; and that the mind is aware only of itself and its own states. The situation puts in relief what ï¬nally is an issue between a theory which is pinned to a belief in an absolute beyond history and behind experience, and one which is frankly experimental.

Unique Contribution to theory, practice and policy (recommendation): In a manner that is both instructive and corrective, this work contributes to the extant repertoire of discussions on Kant's ontology. It offers a significantly demanding ratiocinative interrogation of the foundations upon which Kant's theory of human transcendence was premised or predicated.

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Author Biography

Rev. Fr. Dr. Joseph T. Ekong, O.P, Ph.D

Associate Professor of Philosophy, Dominican University, Ibadan

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Published

2022-08-30

How to Cite

Ekong, J. T. (2022). Kant’s Theory of Human Transcendence (Ontology) and its Pitfalls. European Journal of Philosophy, Culture and Religion, 6(1), 30–42. https://doi.org/10.47672/ejpcr.1169

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