The Limitations Of Pure Reason:
- Kant recognizes that pure reason has certain limits.
- He argues that reason cannot provide certain knowledge about metaphysical questions, such as the existence of God, the immortality of the soul, or the nature of reality beyond appearances.
- He criticizes earlier rationalist philosophers who claimed to have knowledge in these areas, asserting that such claims go beyond the limits of human understanding.
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