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Kant on Self-Awareness
North Carolina Central University, Durham, USA
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Open Journal of Philosophy·Volume 03 (2013)·Pages 531–535·Published 9 October 2013·DOI10.4236/ojpp.2013.34077
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Abstract
This paper has three main parts. First, I discuss Kant on self-awareness in terms of inner sense, why he failed to make this account coherent, and why he failed to give such an account. Second, I give two reasons why such an account is bound to be inadequate. In the last section, I discuss another attempt Kant was tempted to give in terms of transcendental self-awareness involving a nonsensory intuitive perception that helps solve some of his problems.
Keywordself-AwarenessConsciousnessTranscendental
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