Single Idea 13466

[catalogued under 1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / c. Eighteenth century philosophy]

Full Idea

We are all post-Kantians, ...because Kant set an agenda for philosophy that we are still working through.

Gist of Idea

We are all post-Kantians, because he set the current agenda for philosophy

Source

William D. Hart (The Evolution of Logic [2010], 2)

Book Reference

Hart,W.D.: 'The Evolution of Logic' [CUP 2010], p.31


A Reaction

Hart says that the main agenda is set by Kant's desire to defend the principle of sufficient reason against Hume's attack on causation. I would take it more generally to be the assessment of metaphysics, and of a priori knowledge.