The unity between sensibility and understanding. The origin of the critical problem

Authors

  • Mario Molina Maydl Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Abstract

This article aims at showing that the emergence of the critical problem, between the pre-critic years 1768 and 1772, involves the relationship of two statements: on the one side, (i) the fact that space and time are pure forms of sensible objects; and on the other, (ii) that intellectual representations claim for being applied to sensible objects through sensibility. This will require to bring up the issue for the unity of sensibility and understanding.

Keywords:

dualism, sensibility, receptive capacity, activity