Maimon on the (In-)dispensability of the Kantian Thing in Itself: A Misleading Narrative
The Kantian thing in itself has been the subject of a centuries-old debate, toward which Salomon Maimon––following the standard interpretation––is thought to make the first “forward-looking” move: Maimon is interpreted as the first proponent of the redundance of a commitment to the mind-independent...
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| description | The Kantian thing in itself has been the subject of a centuries-old debate, toward which Salomon Maimon––following the standard interpretation––is thought to make the first “forward-looking” move: Maimon is interpreted as the first proponent of the redundance of a commitment to the mind-independent world, thus inaugurating a new era in the reception of Kant’s idealism. Against this influential narrative, I argue that Maimon’s views are motivated by a combination of skepticism and explanatory rationalism, which is fully compatible with realism and does not entail the dispensability of the mind-independent world. This has interesting and important implications for Maimon’s overall reading of Kant and for his place in the history of German philosophy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7cfc8a053e284e11b16d2ff6384e7d8d2025-08-20T03:31:11ZengAperioJournal of Modern Philosophy2644-06522025-06-017010.25894/jmp.1871Maimon on the (In-)dispensability of the Kantian Thing in Itself: A Misleading NarrativeMarialena Karampatsou0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4524-268XHistory and Philosophy of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of AthensThe Kantian thing in itself has been the subject of a centuries-old debate, toward which Salomon Maimon––following the standard interpretation––is thought to make the first “forward-looking” move: Maimon is interpreted as the first proponent of the redundance of a commitment to the mind-independent world, thus inaugurating a new era in the reception of Kant’s idealism. Against this influential narrative, I argue that Maimon’s views are motivated by a combination of skepticism and explanatory rationalism, which is fully compatible with realism and does not entail the dispensability of the mind-independent world. This has interesting and important implications for Maimon’s overall reading of Kant and for his place in the history of German philosophy.https://jmphil.org/article/id/1871/Salomon MaimonImmanuel KantTranscendental Idealismquid jurisGottlob Ernst SchulzeJacobi |
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| title | Maimon on the (In-)dispensability of the Kantian Thing in Itself: A Misleading Narrative |
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| topic | Salomon Maimon Immanuel Kant Transcendental Idealism quid juris Gottlob Ernst Schulze Jacobi |
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