Kant is thus shown to secure the basis of objective knowledge with respect to the external world whilst at the same time affirming freedom as the moral responsibility of human beings. Part II shows how Kant makes good his promise to bring the worlds of Newton and Rousseau together, combining the mechanistic conception of a causally ordered nature with the belief in the free will. These are shown to establish adequate foundations for both scientific knowledge and moral truth. The constructive and critical theories contained in the critiques are examined. This part shows how Kant went beyond the empiricism and rationalism debate by incorporating the key elements of both in his transcendental idealism. Part I concerns knowledge and looks at reason, its limits and extent. This paper examines Kant’s philosophy in three parts.
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