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One of the following study questions will be on your final exam. (1) According to what Kant says in the CPR, what is the main question of transcendental philosophy? What are the four questions it divides into? How does Kant answer each of these questions? Can his moral philosophy be seen as an attempt to answer a fifth transcendental question? If so, what would that question be, and how do you think Kant attempts to answer it? If you do not think his moral philosophy can be read as an attempt to answer a fifth transcendental question, then explain why not. Whichever view you defend, be sure to discuss section three of the FPMM and any relevant material from the CPR and the CPrR. (2) According to what Kant says in the CPR, what are the two sources of knowledge? What is Kant's Copernican Revolution? Explain how it applies to both sources of knowledge. Do you think Kant affected a Copernican Revolution in moral philosophy? If so, explain how. If not, explain why not. Regardless of which position you defend, you will have to outline the key points of Kant's moral philosophy and explain how it relates to his theoretical philosophy. Be sure to discuss section three of the FPMM and any relevant material from the CPR and the CPrR. (3) According to what Kant says in the CPR, what are the two sources of knowledge? What is Kant's Copernican Revolution? Explain how it applies to both sources of knowledge. Explain to what extent, if any, the Copernican Revolution is successful. To do this, you will need to evaluate his arguments in both the Transcendental Aesthetic and the Transcendental Analytic. After doing this, comment on whether you think Kant is entitled to the notion of things in themselves. Return to Kant Homepage |