Las propiedades intrínsecas y extrínsecas de las cosas. ¿Es Kant un realista estructural?

  • José Gilberto Castrejón Mendoza CICATA, Unidad Legaria, Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Keywords: Kant, Langton, structural realism, properties intrinsic, properties extrinsic

Abstract

In current debates on scientific realism, it is common to characterize Kant as an idealist for whom reality of things, as it is in itself, is outside our scope of knowledge. The article locates transcendental idealism against a realistic position called structural realism, via the interpretation given by Rae Langton in her text Kantian Humility, where the author tries to respond to the problem of double affection, considering two types of properties of things: the intrinsic and the relational, which will make it possible to establish a bridge between said interpretation and structural realism. The conclusion is that, given this interpretive path, it is possible to locate Kant in the debate on scientific realism, despite the charge that this does not go through idealism.

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Published
2023-12-12
How to Cite
Castrejón Mendoza J. G. (2023). The Intrinsic and Extrinsic Proprieties of Things. Is Kant a Structural Realist?. Con-Textos Kantianos. International Journal of Philosophy, 18, 21-35. https://doi.org/10.5209/kant.91409
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