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| Definiteness: Definiteness in philosophy refers to the clear demarcation and definition of a concept or thing. It is about distinguishing something from other things and determining its specific properties and characteristics._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Immanuel Kant on Definiteness - Dictionary of Arguments
Holz I 82 Consistent Definiteness/Kant/Holz: "Everything existing is defined": i.e. in order to recognize a thing completely, one has to recognize everything possible, and thereby one has to determine it, no matter if it is affirmative or negative. The consistent definiteness is therefore a concept which we can never represent in concreto in its totality. It is merely an idea of reason which prescribes to the mind the rule of its complete use. Kant's subject-centered solution reduces the world to phenomenality. >Idea/Kant. I 83 Its being in itself is inaccessible. >Thing in itself/Kant. Metaphysics/Kant: therefore metaphysics is impossible! But it is also unnecessary! Transcendental philosophy (as Kant calls the theory of constitutional conditions) is sufficient. >Metaphysics/Kant._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
I. Kant I Günter Schulte Kant Einführung (Campus) Frankfurt 1994 Externe Quellen. ZEIT-Artikel 11/02 (Ludger Heidbrink über Rawls) Volker Gerhard "Die Frucht der Freiheit" Plädoyer für die Stammzellforschung ZEIT 27.11.03 Holz I Hans Heinz Holz Leibniz Frankfurt 1992 Holz II Hans Heinz Holz Descartes Frankfurt/M. 1994 |
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