Epistemology: V. Antinomy

Abstract

The second division of Kant’s first Critique is entitled Transcendental Dialectic, and is relatively straightforward. The Analytic explained how knowledge (truth) was constituted, while the Dialectic explains how paralogisms arise and belongs to the second part of the Transcendental Logic. Kant claims that the fundamental mission of epistemology is to prevent knowledge from intruding into domains beyond its proper reach. It is also for this reason that his philosophy is called a critical philosophy.