On the provenience and meaning of the concept ``exponent{''} in Kant's Critique of pure reason

Autor(es)

Ferreira Perez, Andre Rodrigues ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Philosophy Dept, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: CON-TEXTOS KANTIANOS-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY; n. 14, p. 64-91, DEC 2021.
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Resumo

In this text I shall explore the meaning of the concept ``exponent{''} in the first Critique by resorting to its provenience. Beginning with a brief analysis of the two meanings Kant ascribes to it the Critique, the exponent of a series and the exponent of a rule, I intend to point out that by means of Kant's concept of analogy, intimately linked with proportion, we can find a route into some of the mathematics textbooks of the 18th century, which shed great light in the matter. Thereafter, as a transition for returning to the Critique, we shall see how, in the Duisburgscher Nachlass, the exponent plays a central role for Kant as he thinks the emergency and necessity of rules in Philosophy, in comparison to Mathematics. In this way I hope to show how the ``exponent{''} is taken up by Kant and made fruitful, especially for the Analogies of experience. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 17/09999-1 - Intencionalidade e causalidade na analítica transcendental: estudo sobre a ordem do tempo e a unidade da natureza
• Beneficiário: André Rodrigues Ferreira Perez
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado