WN18 PHIL 389 Final Exam Study Guide
1.According to Kant’s doctrine of transcendental idealism, we know things only as they appear and not as they are in themselves. Why does Kant claim this? To what extent do you think Berkeley would agree? [Kant]
2.“We arrive at the concept of God on the basis of reflection on, and abstraction from, the imperfections of our finite minds.” Explain why (1) Descartes must reject this claim, (2) Locke must defend this claim, and (3) Berkeley must defend this claim.
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- Fall '09
- Descartes, Epistemology, Metaphysics, George Berkeley
