Book contents
- Kant’s Philosophy of Mathematics
- Kant’s Philosophy of Mathematics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Roots
- Part II Method and Logic
- 4 Kant’s Theory of Mathematics
- 5 Singular Terms and Intuitions in Kant
- 6 Kant and the Character of Mathematical Inference
- Part III Space and Geometry
- Part IV Arithmetic and Number
- References to Works by Kant
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - Singular Terms and Intuitions in Kant
A Reappraisal
from Part II - Method and Logic
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 April 2020
Book contents
- Kant’s Philosophy of Mathematics
- Kant’s Philosophy of Mathematics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Roots
- Part II Method and Logic
- 4 Kant’s Theory of Mathematics
- 5 Singular Terms and Intuitions in Kant
- 6 Kant and the Character of Mathematical Inference
- Part III Space and Geometry
- Part IV Arithmetic and Number
- References to Works by Kant
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This paper revisits Hintikka’s and Thompson’s programs of understanding Kantian intuition in modern logical terms. Presenting and thoroughly examining related textual evidence, found in Kant’s writings and others’, Capozzi shows that Kant has a working notion of a singular concept, and that the objectivity of intuitions doesn’t require assimilating them to logically singular terms.
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