'The weights & measures of the human mind' : the transcendental analysis of cognition and Coleridge's theory of the mental faculties
The aim of this thesis is to lay the ground for further work on interpreting Coleridgeâs Logic and its relation to the rest of his philosophy, particularly the system of speculative metaphysics and theology presented in Coleridgeâs Opus Maximum fragments. I do this by exploring the connections between Coleridgeâs conceptions of the a priori, the cognitive faculties (or capacities), and the nature of logical theory. Part 1 seeks to place Coleridgeâs views on logic in their broader historical and intellectual context, showing why Coleridge considered the investigation of the faculties, and the analysis of our cognitive operations and contents, to be fundamental to logical theory, and arguing that this position is a product of Coleridgeâs critical engagement with the early modern logic of ideas and faculties. Part 2 gives a preliminary account of Coleridgeâs interpretation of two key Kantian terms, âa prioriâ and âtranscendentalâ, exploring the analogies Coleridge uses to elucidate the nature of the a priori and the purpose of transcendental claims. Part 3 expands on this account, considering how Coleridgeâs conceptions of the a priori and the transcendental inform his claims, especially
Struwig, Dillon
'The weights & measures of the human mind' : the transcendental analysis of cognition and Coleridge's theory of the mental faculties. The aim of this thesis is to lay the ground for further work on interpreting Coleridgeâs Logic and its relation to the rest of his philosophy, particularly the system of speculative metaphysics and theology presented in Coleridgeâs Opus Maximum fragments. I do this by exploring the connections between Coleridgeâs conceptions of the a priori, the cognitive faculties (or capacities), and the nature of logical theory. Part 1 seeks to place Coleridgeâs views on logic in their broader historical and intellectual context, showing why Coleridge considered the investigation of the faculties, and the analysis of our cognitive operations and contents, to be fundamental to logical theory, and arguing that this position is a product of Coleridgeâs critical engagement with the early modern logic of ideas and faculties. Part 2 gives a preliminary account of Coleridgeâs interpretation of two key Kantian terms, âa prioriâ and âtranscendentalâ, exploring the analogies Coleridge uses to elucidate the nature of the a priori and the purpose of transcendental claims. Part 3 expands on this account, considering how Coleridgeâs conceptions of the a priori and the transcendental inform his claims, especially
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