The Metaphysics of Transcendental Subjectivity (Bochumer Studien zur Philosophie)

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The general topic of this book is the metaphysics of the subject in Kantian transcendental philosophy. A critical appreciation of Kant's achievements requires that we be able to view Kant's positions as transformations of pre-Kantian philosophy, and that we understand the ways in which contemporary philosophy changes the letter of Kantian thought in order to be true to its spirit in a new philosophical horizon. Descartes is important in two respects. One the one hand, he institutes a philosophical movement which can be said to culminate in Kant; on the other hand, Descartes is one of the major opponents against whom Kant argues in establishing his own position. In either case, the Cartesian cogito is a central concern. Wilfred Sellars restates and transforms Kantian positions in the context of contemporary philosophy after the "linguistic turn", using the Platonic metaphor that thought is similar to discourse. THE METAPHYSICS OF TRANSCENDENTAL SUBJECTIVITY DESCARTES, KANT AND W. SELLARS Editorial page Title page Copyright page Dedication Table of contents Preface Introduction Chapter I Notes on the History of the Linguistic Model A. Plato B. Aristotle C. Augustine and Aquinas D. William of Ockham E. Suarez F. Conclusion Chapter II Descartes A. Cogitatio and self-awareness B. Excursus: The paradox of self-consciousness C. Self-awareness and the cogito, ergo sum D. Excursus: The Cartesian circle E. Cogitatio and idea F. Ideas objective and the linguistic model G. Thought and the causal order H. Conclusion Chapter III Leibniz A. Leibniz' concept of representation and the metaphysics of the monad B. Sentiment and apperception: an ambiguity C. Two forms of apperception D. Pure apperception and the concept of the monad E. Conclusion Chapter IV Kant A. Two senses of Anschauung 1. Intuition1 and Intuition2 2. Discriminative and conceptual apprehension 3. Objections and alternatives 4. The role of intuition1 in the argument of the Critique B. From formal to transcendental logic 1. Formal ontology 2. Transcendental logic and the interplay between sensibility and understanding 3. Judgment and intuition 4. The Metaphysical Deduction C. The Transcendental Deduction 1. §15 2. § 16 3. Excursus: The passivity of spontaneity in intuition2 D. The Kantian metaphysics of the thinking subject E. Summary and transition Chapter V Sellars 1. The phenomenology of semantic discourse 2. Transcendental pragmatics? 3. The intentionalist thesis 4. Linguistic rules 5. The Ryleian Myth a. The Ryleian Myth: Stage 1 b. The Ryleian Myth: Stage 2 c. The Ryleian Myth: Stage 3 6. Conclusion: The Ryleian Myth and the metaphysics of the subject Appendix Notes on Phenomenological Theories of Judgment and Science 1. The phenomenological theory of predicative compossibility 2. Transcendental logic and science Notes Introduction Chapter I: Notes on the History of the Linguistic model Chapter II: Descartes Chapter III: Leibniz Chapter IV: Kant Chapter V: Sellars Appendix Bibliography Index The series Bochumer Studien zur Philosophie