... meaning of the title of his essay. Kant realizes that reason is the only faculty we have that could possibly be of use in establishing metaphysical principles. None of our physical or emotional faculties have the ability to combat reason on the metaphysical level. Kant says that we must turn reason against itself. This act of self-cognition, says Kant, is ... attempts of philosophers in his time to amplify logic. These attempts, however, are merely examples of overlapping different fields. He accuses the philosophers of introducing concepts from psychology, metaphysics, and anthropology...

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