Transcendental Idealism is a philosophical doctrine developed by Immanuel Kant, positing that our experience of reality is shaped by the mind's perceptual frameworks, meaning the world as we perceive it is not the world as it is in itself. This suggests that while we can know phenomena (things as they appear to us), the noumena (things in themselves) remain beyond our cognitive grasp.

Transcendental Idealism

philosophical doctrine

Immanuel Kant was an 18th-century German philosopher who profoundly influenced modern Western philosophy with his work on epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics. His critical philosophy, particularly the 'Critique of Pure Reason,' sought to reconcile rationalism and empiricism, emphasizing the role of human perception in shaping experience.

Immanuel Kant

experience of reality

mind's perceptual frameworks

world as we perceive it

world as it is in itself

know phenomena

things as they appear to us

noumena

things in themselves

cognitive grasp

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