The relationship between space and mutual interaction: Kant contra Newton and Leibniz
Kant claims that we cannot cognize the mutual interaction of substances without their being in space; he also claims that we cannot cognize a 'spatial community' among substances without their being in mutual interaction. I situate these theses in their historical context and consider Kant...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Canadian journal of philosophy |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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2017
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| Online Zugang: | Volltext http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00455091.2016.1220219 http://search.proquest.com/docview/1839833239 |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Kant claims that we cannot cognize the mutual interaction of substances without their being in space; he also claims that we cannot cognize a 'spatial community' among substances without their being in mutual interaction. I situate these theses in their historical context and consider Kant's reasons for accepting them. I argue that they rest on commitments regarding the metaphysical grounding of, first, the possibility of mutual interaction among substances-as-appearances and, second, the actuality of specific distance-relations among such substances. By illuminating these commitments, I shed light on Kant's metaphysics of space and its relation to Newton and Leibniz's views. |
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| ISSN: | 0045-5091 |