Immanuel Kant By Rikki Gill and Rhy Suraj

Main Theories Phenomenalism : people are incapable of perceiving objects as they really are. Theory of Perception: understanding of the external world comes from experience and knowledge.

Phenomenalism : people are incapable of perceiving objects as they really are.

Theory of Perception: understanding of the external world comes from experience and knowledge.

Theories Cont’d Theory of Judgment: Humans can only understand what is going on at the present time. It is not possible to predict the future, where humans are not involved. Kant’s Ethical Theory: Evil cannot produce happiness. Good qualities are human nature.

Theory of Judgment: Humans can only understand what is going on at the present time. It is not possible to predict the future, where humans are not involved.

Kant’s Ethical Theory: Evil cannot produce happiness. Good qualities are human nature.

Issues With Knowledge Kant believed that human knowledge was derived from two particular sources. Sensibility and Understanding We are nothing without our senses. Prior knowledge + new experiences helps create understanding. Sensibility is simply derived from our senses.

Kant believed that human knowledge was derived from two particular sources.

Sensibility and Understanding

We are nothing without our senses.

Prior knowledge + new experiences helps create understanding.

Sensibility is simply derived from our senses.

Responding To? Martin Knutzen was the person who taught Immanuel Kant about philosophical knowledge. Knutzen had an amazing ability to rationalize. The main difference between the two was that Kant was easily convinced, whereas Knutzen was not.

Martin Knutzen was the person who taught Immanuel Kant about philosophical knowledge.

Knutzen had an amazing ability to rationalize.

The main difference between the two was that Kant was easily convinced, whereas Knutzen was not.

Different From? Kant had a very controversial opinion on morals. Kant felt that if he was in a situation where his life was on the line, he would forget about morals and resort to survival of the fittest. Many disagree with this concept, however, unless you are exposed to this situation in real life, you have no base knowledge on the way you will act.

Kant had a very controversial opinion on morals.

Kant felt that if he was in a situation where his life was on the line, he would forget about morals and resort to survival of the fittest.

Many disagree with this concept, however, unless you are exposed to this situation in real life, you have no base knowledge on the way you will act.

Rationalist or Empiricist? He believed to learn anything you need to have experienced it to grasp the concept Need both rationalism and empiricism to truly understand the true nature of anything Use our senses to gain knowlegde

He believed to learn anything you need to have experienced it to grasp the concept

Need both rationalism and empiricism to truly understand the true nature of anything

Use our senses to gain knowlegde

Main Vocubalary Empirical realism : experience gained through our senses Physical sensation : use reason to explain the experience they’ve gained Analytic proposition: predicate concept is in its subject concept

Empirical realism : experience gained through our senses

Physical sensation : use reason to explain the experience they’ve gained

Analytic proposition: predicate concept is in its subject concept