Michael Downs is an independent researcher in philosophy and the author of The Dangerous Maybe blog, where his goal is to make complicated ideas understandable for a broader audience. Downs lives in Missouri and is a graduate of The New Centre for Research & Practice.
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Differentia Ex Nihilo: The Problem of Difference in Kant’s Critical Philosophy
“Nothing is more difficult than to know precisely what we see.” —Maurice Merleau-Ponty | Phenomenology of Perception “But let us reflect; it is high time to do so. ‘How are synthetic judgments a priori possible?’ Kant asked himself—and what really is his answer? ‘By virtue of a faculty’—but unfortunately not in five words.” —Friedrich… Read More »