Lecture 7/8. Kant argues that: "The synthetic unity of consciousness is... an objective condition of all knowledge.
The "Self" and the Synthetic Unity of Apperception
It is not merely a condition that I myself require in knowing an object, but is a condition under which every intuition must stand in order to become an object for me".
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A lecture series examining Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. This series looks at German Philosopher Immanuel Kant's seminal philosophical work 'The Critique of Pure Reason'. The lectures aim to outline and discuss some of the key philosophical issues raised in the book and to offer students and individuals thought provoking Kantian ideas surrounding metaphysics. Each lecture looks at particular questions raised in the work such as how do we know what we know and how do we...