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Ibn Sīnā's Solution to Kant's Challenging View of Existence

Ibn Sīnā's Solution to Kant's Challenging View of Existence <p>Abstract:</p><p>Jerome Shaffer (1962) claimed that Kant&apos;s view on existence leads to two problems—what I call "the problem of contradiction" and "the problem of insignificance." The former shows that existential propositions are analytic, while Kant asserted that they are synthetic. According to the latter, Kant&apos;s view implies that in the act of predicating either, the subjects do not have and cannot capture their exact extensions and/or no predicate could be a "real" predicate. After formulating the two problems, Ibn-Sīnā&apos;s views concerning essence, existence, and their relations are explained. Then, it is shown how the problems can find satisfactory solutions on the basis of Ibn-Sīnā&apos;s views.</p> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Philosophy East and West University of Hawai'I Press

Ibn Sīnā&apos;s Solution to Kant&apos;s Challenging View of Existence

Karimi, Mirsaeid Mousavi
Philosophy East and West , Volume 68 (1) – Dec 28, 2017
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<p>Abstract:</p><p>Jerome Shaffer (1962) claimed that Kant&apos;s view on existence leads to two problems—what I call "the problem of contradiction" and "the problem of insignificance." The former shows that existential propositions are analytic, while Kant asserted that they are synthetic. According to the latter, Kant&apos;s view implies that in the act of predicating either, the subjects do not have and cannot capture their exact extensions and/or no predicate could be a "real" predicate. After formulating the two problems, Ibn-Sīnā&apos;s views concerning essence, existence, and their relations are explained. Then, it is shown how the problems can find satisfactory solutions on the basis of Ibn-Sīnā&apos;s views.</p>

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Philosophy East and West – University of Hawai'I Press

Published: Dec 28, 2017

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