| For a long time,the inner sense is considered an insignificant part of the philosophy of Kant,but Norman Kemp Smith and other famous scholars thought that the inner sense are very important part of the philosophy of Kant.Although Kant did not discuss inner sense in detail in his Critique of Pure Reason,but the theory of inner sense has a fundamental role in Kant’s philosophy.Especially Kant discussed this matter in detail in his reflective essay On Inner Sense,which forces us to reconsider the importance of inner sense in the Philosophy of Kant.Therefore,We carried out some detailed study,clarify the ins and outs of this doctrine will help us to understand Kant’s Philosophy,and this is the main work of this article.Because the doctrine of inner sense is not Kant’s original doctrine,but a doctrine that founded on Locke and developed by Kant,while it is constantly enriched and improved in Kant’s philosophy,so in this paper we need a historical perspective and method.Secondly,the doctrine of inner sense is the basic theory of Kant’s philosophy,and it closely linked with Kant’s other theories,so we also need a holistic approach in order to correctly understand the doctrine of the inner sense.Through this study,we can see Kant unlike Locke and other thinkers who let the inner sense to be a tool to repair their theories,but make it as a fundamental doctrine of his philosophy.Although at the beginning of the philosophy of Kant,because of the tendency of empiricism Kant does not use the concept of the inner sense,but since 1962,the Four Syllogism Grid Error Cumbersome was published,the doctrine of inner sense was constantly evolving to improve.But,before critical period,the doctrine of inner sense was unsystematic,this situation continued until Critique of Pure Reason,in which Kant carried the doctrine of inner sense a detailed exposition.First of all,Kant divided the inner sense and external sense,inner sense’s priori forms of intuition is time,and external sense’s priori forms of intuition is space.The two kind senses given appropriate representation within its scope,which also constitutes a difference between transcendental idealism and subjective idealism.In addition,this paper against the three ideas that the inner sense has priority,external sense has priority and objective time order,I think the two senses are inseparable entirety.The division between inner sense and external sense laid the foundation for the doctrine of inner sense,but Kant believed that inner sense can intuit the internal state of mind,so we need to answer the question that mind is how to intuit itself.In this part,Firstly,I against the idea that inner sense is equivalent to transcendental apperception,but believe the two are different representations which closely linked;Secondly,this paper will also oppose the idea that inner sense is equivalent to experience apperception,but believe that experience apperception is the appearance which produced by inner sense.Finally,through Kant’s On the Inner Sense,we can find in this doctrine,if the mind could intuit itself,self affection must be completed.self affection is not isolated action of inner sense,it requires inner sense,external sense and apperception to work together to complete.So we believe inner sense,external sense and apperception are linked into a unity.Through this link,our external world and our inner world are unified as a phenomenal world,in order to avoid internal and external world dichotomy. |
