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Cooper, Andrew (2022) Hypotheses in Kant's philosophy of science. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science . doi:10.1016/j.shpsa.2022.04.007 ISSN 0039-3681. (In Press)

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Abstract

In this paper I extend the case for a necessitation account of particular laws in Kant's philosophy of science by examining the relation between reason's hypothetical use in the Appendix to the Transcendental Dialectic and the legitimate hypotheses identified in the Doctrine of Method. Building on normative accounts of reason's ideas, I argue that reason's hypothetical use does not describe the connections between objects and their grounds, which lie beyond the reach of the understanding, but merely prescribes the relations between appearances and their conditions, for which the understanding must seek. A legitimate hypothesis, I suggest, is a proposition we hold to be true that fills in one or several of those relations. The problematic character of hypotheses requires that we evaluate our reasons for holding them to be true. While natural modality is grounded in the nature of things, which cannot be fully known, our reasons for assent can and must be grounded on features of objects that are epistemically available to us.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BC Logic
Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Philosophy
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804 -- Contributions in science, Science -- Philosophy, Science -- Methodology, Hypothesis
Journal or Publication Title: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
ISSN: 0039-3681
Official Date: 16 May 2022
Dates:
DateEvent
16 May 2022Available
27 April 2022Accepted
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2022.04.007
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: In Press
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 17 May 2022
Date of first compliant Open Access: 18 May 2022
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
ECF-2017-035Leverhulme Trusthttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000275

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