Monday, May 12, 2008

Kant-weirdddoooo

To begin with I would like to make it known how much I dislike reading Kant. This book is not as much as an easy reader as the others. I find myself lost every other line and unsure of what Kant is saying all the time. Anyway I think here Kant is speaking about our judgments and how they are affected by our senses and understanding of things. “The appearance depends upon senses, but the judgment upon the understanding; and the only question is whether in the determination of the object there is truth or not (Pg. 31).” So when perceiving an object, thoughts come into your head about the object right? Your perceive its qualities, its shape, if it has one, its odor, its durability, its color, and just thoughts you have about that object, maybe it even brings up memories. But the things that are thought about this object all stem from the beginning. First you must understand the object, then you sense it, then you make judgments based on all the understanding you have conquered throughout the years on this sole object. It’s strange how much thought goes into seeing something and then having thoughts about it…and it is unknown as to whether it is even true or not…

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