Phil 112 History of Philosophy: Late Modern                          Paper Topic #1

Explain (i.e., reconstruct) as clearly as possible Kant's first argument for why our representation of space is a priori, not empirical (labeled "1)" at B38 [pp. 174-75]). Then explain (i.e., reconstruct) as clearly as possible Kant's first argument (labeled "3)" at B 39 [p. 175]) for why our representation of space is an intuition, not a concept. Your paper should be purely expository in nature and thus should not present any explicit critical evaluation.

(Advice: Be sure to give serious thought to what exactly the premises are and the precise steps by which the argument proceeds.)



Bring a hard copy of the paper to class, to turn in, and submit an electronic copy to turnitin.com, using the following information. Your class ID is "5030462" and enrollment password is "Kant-Hegel".

Length: 4-5 pages

Due Date: Tuesday, April 10 at 9:30am