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My Research On Kantian Thought On Human Beings' Intellectuality

Posted on:2008-06-02Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:C K TangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360215483138Subject:Marxist philosophy
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Thought on human being'intellectuality was fundamental issue in western philosophy. It originated in classic Greek philosophy especially thoughts of Plato, Protagoras and Socrates. In the period of Middle age, philosophy was theoretical instrument of proving rationality of theology and the issue was neglected until. Western minds liberated from stiff doctrines of Christianity from the times of renaissance and the reformation that ended the domination of church theology. In philosophy, it is also brought a new hope of self-consciousness and paved the way for developing of thoughts on human being'intellectuality. Which in the modern philosophy is expressed as in Descartes'I thought therefore I am'as in Leibniz philosophy substances.Kantian thought on human being'intellectuality absorbs rational elements from empiricism as well as rationalism. Therefore avoids the errors of both and proves systematically autonomy of human beings'intellectuality.. It has the qualities of independence. Creativity criticism and knowing limitation of ability of self–acknowledge. From the perspective of epistemology it establishes the autonomy of reasoning built-in human beings that embodies in his famous saying'people make nature law'in which . A priori knowledge of sensibility is gained by time and space, acting on materials of sensibility. A priori categories of understanding have twelve categories of causality. Scientific knowledge comes from twelve categories of understanding continuing to act on knowledge of sensibility. Reason is the highest period of ability of human being's knowledge. Which goes into antinomy because of it lacks a priori knowledge form of itself, having to borrow the mode of understanding categories and go beyond subjects. In the ethics, Kantian thought on human being'intellectuality become true freedom of will—'people can self-legislation'. People, here, go beyond nature and really have and dignity person may decide freely fate and future of their own that is to say,'people can self-legislation'. In the aesthetics, it brings about true freedom for human beings from the natureKantian thought on human being'intellectuality has great an effect on philosophy later such as classical German philosophy, contemporary western philosophy, Marxism philosophy. It is also very valuable lesson for us today to learn for establishing harmonious societies internally, internationally .
Keywords/Search Tags:Kant, thought on human being'intellectuality, autonomy
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