Why can we not have knowledge of things-in-themselves through the categories? What is the role of reason (Vernunft) beyond the understanding?

One of the things that makes Kant's moral theory hard to understand is that he gives a num- ber of different versions of the principle that he calls the Supreme ... Kant identifies transcendental apperception with a spontaneous activity of the subject, which functions as an inner organizational principle. But in recent years a new generation of scholars has revived interest in what Kant had to say about politics. From a position of engagement with today's most ... In other words, it is the spatio-temporal character of construction in pure intuition that enables Kant to give a philosophical founda- tion for both Euclidean ... ... Environments. Kant's theory of the sublime and the visual arts. Kant's theory of the sublime and the visual arts. CSV, RIS, BibTeX. Thumbnail Image ... Feb 16, 2013 ... In section 2, I continue with the categorical imperative and address strengths/weaknesses. For the care and intelligence with which Rosen addresses it, the author is owed a special debt of gratitude. ... An intelligent and insightful commentary on ... Consequentialist theories don't pay direct attention to whether an act is ... Kant's version of duty-based ethics was based on something that he called ... Kant's theory of freedom, in particular his claim that natural determinism is compatible with absolute freedom, is widely regarded as puzzling and ... Kant's moral theory is often referred to as the “respect for persons” theory of morality. Kant calls his fundamental moral principle the Categorical Imperative.