Kant & the problem of modern philosophy

Andrew Cruz PSY 201 2/16/01 Problem Paper In Immaneul Kant’s work, Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics, the principle idea or question of discussion is whether or not metaphysics is possible. Although this is clearly the objective of his argument, the author is not concerned with constructing metaphysics. Rather he uses this question as a method of articulating the problem of modern philosophy, for by creating an inquiry of the theory of metaphysics one is forced to …

…deliberation. When we speak of God we don’t create the dogmatic assumptions that Hume describes, rather we construct symbolic explanations that relate different things to allow characterization. We never reach the complete answer, but through such critiques we establish boundaries of possibility, which paves the way for further analysis. Otherwise, based on Hume’s theory of skepticism, our logical assessment of experience would perish before any considerably thought could ever be produced. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**