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Full Idea
Reason itself contains the origin of certain concepts and principles, which it derives neither from the senses nor from the understanding.
Gist of Idea
Reason contains within itself certain underived concepts and principles
Source
Immanuel Kant (Critique of Pure Reason [1781], B355/A299)
Book Ref
Kant,Immanuel: 'Critique of Pure Reason', ed/tr. Guyer,P /Wood,A W [CUO 1998], p.387
A Reaction
You might say that these principles are known 'by the natural light' rather than being innate, but if they are not even 'derived from the understanding', that seems to leave them innate, which is a classic hallmark of a rationalist philosopher.
| 9343 | To achieve pure knowledge, we must get rid of the body and contemplate things with the soul [Plato] |
| 3617 | I aim to find the principles and causes of everything, using the seeds within my mind [Descartes] |
| 5571 | Reason contains within itself certain underived concepts and principles [Kant] |
| 12418 | In long mathematical proofs we can't remember the original a priori basis [Kitcher] |
| 9342 | Understanding needs a priori commitment [Horwich] |
| 9160 | Lots of propositions are default reasonable, but the a priori ones are empirically indefeasible [Field,H] |
| 17714 | Aristotelians dislike the idea of a priori judgements from pure reason [Mares] |