Metaphysics of Kant

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1. Kant follows the Metaphysics covered by which early Greek philosopher? Aristotle Epictetus Thales Silla the Great

2. What subject areas does Immanuel Kant fail to address in his Metaphysics? symbolism psychology cosmology ontology

3. How does Kant define Metaphysics? the big unknown the summation of all cognitions of reason esoteric nonsense philosophical diatribe

4. In his metaphysics of psychology, Kant discusses the three faculties that a soul possesses. Which of these are not one of those faculties? desire cognition of one's inner life pleasure and pain discrimination love

5. Kant describes the nature of humans as a dual composition of the animal and the spiritual. What elaborate metaphor does Kant provide to explain the unique interaction of the spiritual essence of man with his animal nature? pendulum Dionysian and Apollo water clock a horse and cart

6. In the question as to the perdurability of the soul, Kant addresses this question with the metaphor of a butterfly. Why did he choose this specific object? he was a Lepidopterist his middle name was butterfly he was raised with butterfly wall paper in his nursery Psyche means butterfly

7. What two categories are cognitions made up from? emotions & cerebration judgment & quantity a priori & a posteriori reason & emotions

8. What is the key Question in Ontology that Kant tries to solve? origin of the a priori the essence of the soul causal nexus of time the nature of space and time

9. Kant believes that Space and time are intuitions based on really empty-forms. He extends space and time with Spinoza's notion of Space and time as well and concludes....? space is divinity space is an illusion space is nothingness space and time are the same thing

10. Lastly, what was the form of philosophy Kant developed in order to systematize the a priori forms of human cognition? Transcendental idealism Cognitive Functionalism Metaphysical realism Psychological Epistomology