Transcendental Deduction (Kant's Critique of Pure Reason)
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March 2, 2026 · 1h 24m
About this episode
Ryan and Todd discuss Kant's transcendental deduction and its influence on various philosophers while relating it to film examples.
On this episode, Ryan and Todd cover the next major idea in Kant's first critique: the transcendental deduction. While explicating the trajectory of Kant's argument, the pair continue to track the latent and manifest influence of this section on Fichte, Hegel, Freud, Heidegger, and Lacan. Later, they try to bring film examples to bear on this section of Kant--including the stark difference between the A and B sections of the text.
People in this episode
Hosts: Ryan, Todd
Topics covered
- Kant's philosophy
- transcendental deduction
- influence on later thinkers
- film analysis
- A and B sections comparison
Keywords
- Kant
- transcendental deduction
- Fichte
- Hegel
- Freud
- Heidegger
- Lacan
- film examples
- Critique of Pure Reason
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Critique of Pure Reason
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