The Forms of Representation: How to be a Kantian Realist

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Authors

• Willem A. deVriesFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1870-2935

Abstract

Sellars argued that Kant did not make certain distinctions concerning space and time, and because of this adopted his transcendental idealism. Once these distinctions are made, the path to realism remains open. Sellars' argument is not entirely clear. This essay attempts to clarify the argument, showing why Sellars believed he could remain a scientific realist while also adopting a Kantian style epistemology.

Department

Philosophy

Publication Date

Winter 1-2025

Publisher

Routledge

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

1`0.4324/9781003336815

Recommended Citation

deVries, Willem A., "The Forms of Representation: How to be a Kantian Realist" (2025). Faculty Publications. 2148.
https://scholars.unh.edu/faculty_pubs/2148

Comments

This is a preprint of a chapter published by Routledge in Reading Kant with Sellars: Reconceiving Kantian Themes in 2025, the Version of Record is available online.