Abstract
Abstract In chapter 15 of Kant's Thinker, Patricia Kitcher claims that we can treat Kant as 'our contemporary', and that his theory of apperception 'offers new and plausible perspectives on issues of considerable recent interest'. I question this with respect to two of her four chosen topics. First, I address her attempt to show that Kant's theory of apperceptive self-knowledge is immune to sceptical doubts of the sort Barry Stroud presents. Second, I turn to her argument that this theory is superior to current accounts of the special authority of self-knowledge. Over and above specific weaknesses, it seems that Kitcher's considerations generally lack sufficient reflection on how philosophical arguments of the past can be relevant to current agendas. Copyright © Kantian Review 2014.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 135-141 |
Journal | Kantian Review |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2014 |
Keywords
- History of philosophy and its current significance
- Keywords Apperception
- Scepticism about self-knowledge
- Self-knowledge
- Special authority of self-knowledge