Full Idea
Kant believed he had given a decisive answer to traditional scepticism, since we can no longer be mistaken about objects, but his critics say he is a sceptic, because he relinquishes our grasp of independent things.
Gist of Idea
Kant thought he had refuted scepticism, but his critics say he is a sceptic, for rejecting reality
Source
comment on Immanuel Kant (Critique of Pure Reason [1781]) by Paul O'Grady - Relativism Ch.3
Book Reference
O'Grady,Paul: 'Relativism' [Acumen 2002], p.54
A Reaction
A simple issue to raise about the man, my first reaction being that he is a sceptic. He says the 'noumenon' (true reality) is unknowable, but I say we can meaningfully speculate and theorise about it.