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(2018) Synthese 195 (11).

Motion and the affection argument

Colin McLear

pp. 4979-4995

In the Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science, Kant presents an argument for the centrality of  to our concept . This argument has long been considered either irredeemably obscure or otherwise defective. In this paper I provide an interpretation which defends the argument’s validity and clarifies the sense in which it aims to show that  is fundamental to our conception of matter.

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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-017-1438-4

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McLear, C. (2018). Motion and the affection argument. Synthese 195 (11), pp. 4979-4995.

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