On the Significance of the Copernican Revolution: Transcendental Philosophy and the Object of Metaphysics

• Autores: Michael J. Olson
• Localización: Con-textos Kantianos: International Journal of Philosophy, ISSN-e 2386-7655, Nº. 7, 2018, págs. 89-127
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1298708
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Sobre la importancia de la revolución copernicana: Filosofía trascendental y el objeto de la metafísica
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    Este artículo argumenta que el famoso pasaje que compara los esfuerzos de Kant para reformar la metafísica con su idealismo trascendental con la anterior revolución copernicana tiene un significado más sistemático de lo que muchos reconocen. Examinando la totalidad de las referencias de Kant a Copérnico, se puede ver que la analogía de Kant apunta a algo más que un simple cambio de perspectiva. Al situar los comentarios de Kant sobre Copérnico en relación con su comprensión de la lógica implícita en las grandes revoluciones en matemáticas y ciencias naturales, este artículo argumenta que la apelación de Kant a la revolución copernicana en astronomía como precursor de su propio proyecto trascendental indica que su intento de revolucionar la metafísica colocándola en el camino seguro de las ciencias exige un cambio en la forma en que pensamos en el objeto propio de la metafísica.

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    This paper argues that the famous passage that compares Kant’s efforts to reform metaphysics with his transcendental idealism to the earlier Copernican revolution in astronomy has a more systematic significance than many recognize.  By examining the totality of Kant’s references to Copernicus, one can see that Kant’s analogy points to more than just a similar reversal of perspective.  By situating Kant’s comments about Copernicus in relation to his understanding of the logic implicit in the great revolutions in mathematics and natural science, this paper argues that Kant’s appeal to the Copernican revolution in astronomy as a forebear to his own transcendental project indicates that his attempt to revolutionize metaphysics by setting it on the secure path of the sciences demands a shift in how we think of the proper object of metaphysics.

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