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Sausages, enlightenment, and “critical thinking”

June 20, 2008 - 4:52 pm - by Roger Kimball
Seerak
2008-06-22 18:12:25

in the above, strike “Contrary to your assertion”

from

” Contrary to your assertion, he did not “discover” the limits of reason; he invented them.”

… as it is the likes of Dinesh D’Souza making those claims, not you (at least not in here). The translation you quoted, that has Kant admitting that he was “setting” the limits, rather than discovering them, is indeed Kant’s open admission of intent.