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The great conversation: a historical introduction to philosophy

NORMAN MELCHERT, DAVID R. MORROW

Chapter 20

IMMANUEL KANT: Rehabilitating Reason (Within Strict Limits) - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

Kant does seem to resolve certain puzzles concerning knowledge that are bequeathed to him by Descartes and Hume. But there is a high price to pay for these successes: We have to give up the hope of knowing reality as it really is. Can you think of a way to avoid paying this price?

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Problem 2

Suppose you are talking things over with Kant and he says, "Lying is wrong, you know." And, in the way undergraduates are apt to these days, you reply, "Who's to say?" What would Kant have to say to you? And would you need to think again about that flippant, but very popular, question?

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