CiNii Books - The metaphysics of transcendental subjectivity : Descartes, Kant, and W. Sellars

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.

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1. Preface
2. Introduction
3. Chapter I. Notes on the History of the Linguistic Model
4. A. Plato
5. B. Aristotle
6. C. Augustine and Aquinas
7. D. William of Ockham
8. E. Suarez
9. F. Conclusion
10. Chapter II. Descartes
11. Introduction
12. A. Cogitatio and self-awareness
13. B. Excursus: The paradox of self-consciousness
14. C. Self-awareness and the cogito, ergo sum
15. D. Excursus: The Cartesian circle
16. E. Cogitatio and idea
17. F. Ideas objective and the linguistic model
18. G. Thought and the causal order
19. H. Conclusion
20. Chapter III. Leibniz
21. A. The concept of representation and the metaphysics of the monad
22. B. Sentiment and apperception: an ambiguity
23. C. Two forms of apperception
24. D. Pure apperception and the concept of the monad
25. E. Conclusion
26. Chapter IV. Kant
27. Introduction
28. A. Two senses of Anschauung
29. B. From formal to transcendental logic
30. C. The Transcendental Deduction
31. D. The Kantian metaphysics of the thinking subject
32. E. Summary and transition
33. Chapter V. Sellars
34. Introduction
35. A. The phenomenology of semantic discourse
36. B. Transcendental pragmatics?
37. C. The intentionalist thesis
38. D. Linguistic rules
39. E. The Ryleian Myth
40. F. Conclusion: The Ryleian Myth and the metaphysics of the subject
41. Appendix: Notes on Phenomenological Theories of Judgment and Science
42. Notes
43. Bibliography
44. Index

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