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Not yet, Kant showed that speculative metaphysics (the attempt to gain knowledge of God, soul, and the world-in-itself through pure reason) is impossible. Reason is limited to the realm of possible experience
Some philosophical and mystical traditions, not strictly rationalist in the Western sense, might argue that there are modes of knowing beyond discursive reason and sensory experience (e.g., intuition, direct experience, revelation) that can indeed access ultimate reality, thereby challenging Kant's epistemological limits. While not a direct "rationalist" rebuttal, it offers an alternative path to the kind of "knowledge" that traditional rationalists sought.
Some philosophical and mystical traditions, not strictly rationalist in the Western sense, might argue that there are modes of knowing beyond discursive reason and sensory experience (e.g., intuition, direct experience, revelation) that can indeed access ultimate reality, thereby challenging Kant's epistemological limits. While not a direct "rationalist" rebuttal, it offers an alternative path to the kind of "knowledge" that traditional rationalists sought.
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