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rylan
is 45% done
The second part of the main transcendental question is perhaps the most mind-melting section of the book. While I could grasp a scant few concepts (namely how judgments of perception vs. of experience differ), this onslaught of paragraphs regarding 'pure natural science' and its various laws is frankly overwhelming.
— Dec 08, 2025 06:45PM
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rylan
is 56% done
This third and last part of the 'main transcendental question' is somehow even more obtuse than the previous part. The one diagram doesn't really help further elucidate anything for me. Perhaps a sign I should call it quits with regards to reading the CPR anytime soon?
— Dec 09, 2025 05:45PM
rylan
is 29% done
Past the 'first part of the main transcendetal question'. Again, the language employed in this translation is a bit too obtuse for me at times, but the use of more concrete examples from then-contemporary mathematics has helped things start to click for me.
— Nov 03, 2025 04:00PM
rylan
is 22% done
Pushed through the preamble. Starting to get what Kant is all about, but I still find it quite obtuse, as evident by how long it took me to work through 12 pages.
— Nov 02, 2025 12:15PM
rylan
is 14% done
I'm only at the 'preamble' and I feel my brain melting. Hegel is much more straightforward in comparison, this is a lot to digest. I don't even think it's my lack of historical context regarding the debate(s) that Kant engages in with Hume and co., the specific way this is translated indicates he was quite opaque during his lifetime. I'd be surprised if I pushed through this successfully, let alone start the CPR.
— Oct 31, 2025 04:00PM
