Anonymous
7/4/2025, 2:18:37 AM No.24519028
>Nun zeigt es sich, welches überaus merkwürdig ist, daß selbst unter unsere Erfahrungen sich Erkentnisse mengen, die ihren Ursprung a priori haben müssen, und die vielleicht nur dazu dienen, um unsern Vorstellungen der Sinne Zusammenhang zu verschaffen. Denn, wenn man aus den ersteren auch alles wegschaft, was den Sinnen angehört, so bleiben dennoch gewisse ursprüngliche Begriffe und aus ihnen erzeugte Urtheile übrig, die gänzlich a priori, unabhängig von der Erfahrung entstanden seyn müssen, weil sie machen, daß man von den Gegenständen, die den Sinnen erscheinen, mehr sagen kan, wenigstens es sagen zu können glaubt, als bloße Erfahrung lehren würde, und daß Behauptungen wahre Allgemeinheit und strenge Nothwendigkeit enthalten, dergleichen die blos empirische Erkentniß nicht liefern kan.
Now, what's truly remarkable is that even within our experiences, knowledge emerges that must have its origin a priori. This knowledge perhaps solely serves to provide coherence to our sensory perceptions. For if you remove everything belonging to the senses from these experiences, certain original concepts and the judgments derived from them still remain. These must have originated entirely a priori, independent of experience. They allow us to say more about the objects appearing to our senses—or at least believe we can say more—than mere experience would teach. Furthermore, these assertions contain true universality and strict necessity, qualities that purely empirical knowledge cannot provide.
Now, what's truly remarkable is that even within our experiences, knowledge emerges that must have its origin a priori. This knowledge perhaps solely serves to provide coherence to our sensory perceptions. For if you remove everything belonging to the senses from these experiences, certain original concepts and the judgments derived from them still remain. These must have originated entirely a priori, independent of experience. They allow us to say more about the objects appearing to our senses—or at least believe we can say more—than mere experience would teach. Furthermore, these assertions contain true universality and strict necessity, qualities that purely empirical knowledge cannot provide.
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