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Full Idea
It must be assumed that there is an absolute causal spontaneity beginning from itself.
Gist of Idea
We must assume an absolute causal spontaneity beginning from itself
Source
Immanuel Kant (Critique of Pure Reason [1781], B474/A446)
Book Ref
Kant,Immanuel: 'Critique of Pure Reason', ed/tr. Guyer,P /Wood,A W [CUO 1998], p.484
A Reaction
Note that this is part of the Antinomies (conflicts) of pure reason. This phrase is a beautiful statement of the dream that is free will.