The Problem of “können” in Kant’s B-Deduction and Its Significance for Fichte
The present paper examines the problem of “können” at the very beginning of KrV § 16 by offering a linguistic analysis of the term in order to highlight the difference between Kant’s and Fichte’s views on pure apperception, self-reflection and self-consciousness. Firstly, it will be considered wheth...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:ref_914 https://doi.org/10.4000/ref.914 urn:doi:10.4000/ref.914 en https://journals.openedition.org/ref/914 2026-06-09T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/jqf5 All rights reserved The Problem of “können” in Kant’s B-Deduction and Its Significance for Fichte Revista de Estud(i)os sobre Fichte Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2258-014X URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ref Yoshime, Michihito Fichte Kant I pure apperception deduction of the categories The present paper examines the problem of “können” at the very beginning of KrV § 16 by offering a linguistic analysis of the term in order to highlight the difference between Kant’s and Fichte’s views on pure apperception, self-reflection and self-consciousness. Firstly, it will be considered whether “können” is redundant in the Kantian account. Secondly, it will studied the hypothesis that this term represents probability. Thirdly, it will be discussed why Fichte finds Kant’s argument to be unsatisfactory. As a conclusion, it will be argued that Kant’s “können” ruins the unity of the I or subject that is central for Fichte. |
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The present paper examines the problem of “können” at the very beginning of KrV § 16 by offering a linguistic analysis of the term in order to highlight the difference between Kant’s and Fichte’s views on pure apperception, self-reflection and self-consciousness. Firstly, it will be considered whether “können” is redundant in the Kantian account. Secondly, it will studied the hypothesis that this term represents probability. Thirdly, it will be discussed why Fichte finds Kant’s argument to be unsatisfactory. As a conclusion, it will be argued that Kant’s “können” ruins the unity of the I or subject that is central for Fichte. |
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