Kant on Objects and Things

  • Abe Stone University of California Santa Cruz
Keywords: Ding an sich, objectum, res

Abstract

I show that Kant’s phrase Ding an sich denotes, not a type of thing, but a type of object: namely, an object which is per se a thing. My interpretation is based on the assumption that Kant follows the traditional use of the terms objectum and res.

Author Biography

Abe Stone, University of California Santa Cruz

Abraham D. Stone is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of California Santa Cruz. His research interests include the history of 20th century philosophy (Continental & Analytic), 19th-century Continental philosophy, philosophy of science, metaphysics, medieval philosophy and Kant.

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Published
2022-05-31
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Stone, A.D. 2022. Kant on Objects and Things. Disputatio. 11, 20 (May 2022), 37-69. DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6908382.
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