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Single Idea 21081

[filed under theme 12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 3. Innate Knowledge / a. Innate knowledge ]

Full Idea

Reason has taken care that the understanding is as fully equipped as possible with a priori intuitions for the construction of the concept of right.

Gist of Idea

We are equipped with the a priori intuitions needed for the concept of right

Source

Immanuel Kant (Metaphysics of Morals I: Doctrine of Right [1797], Intro E)

Book Ref

Kant,Immanuel: 'Political Writings', ed/tr. Reiss,Hans [CUP 1996], p.135

A Reaction

A priori intuitions are not the same as innate knowledge or innate concepts, but they must require some sort of inbuilt inner resources. Further evidence that Kant is a rationalist philosopher (if we were unsure).

The 16 ideas with the same theme [knowledge that arise from within the mind]:

5052 When Gentiles follow the law, they must have the law written in their hearts [Paul]
22169 Initial universal truths are present within us as potential, to be drawn out by reason [Aquinas]
3630 Our thinking about external things doesn't disprove the existence of innate ideas [Descartes]
24022 Our souls possess divine seeds of knowledge, which can bear spontaneous fruit [Descartes]
7570 Innate ideas are trivial (if they are just potentials) or absurd (if they claim infants know a lot) [Locke, by Jolley]
12472 If the only test of innateness is knowing, then all of our knowledge is innate [Locke]
7709 A proposition can't be in the mind if we aren't conscious of it [Locke]
4018 Innate ideas were followed up with innate doctrines, which stopped reasoning and made social control possible [Locke]
12929 All of our thoughts come from within the soul, and not from the senses [Leibniz]
12933 Arithmetic and geometry are implicitly innate, awaiting revelation [Leibniz]
12991 Children learn language fast, with little instruction and few definitions [Leibniz]
21081 We are equipped with the a priori intuitions needed for the concept of right [Kant]
14774 Innate truths are very uncertain and full of error, so they certainly have exceptions [Peirce]
2990 Contrary to commonsense, most of what is in the mind seems to be unlearned [Fodor]
3008 Evolution suggests that innate knowledge of human psychology would be beneficial [Fodor]
3009 Sticklebacks have an innate idea that red things are rivals [Fodor]