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The second analogy in context

Spracklan, Jane Caroline ( 1982)

In the Analogies, Kant seeks to explain the distinction between two temporal orders. The first, is the temporal succession in which we come to perceive objects. The second, is the temporal order of objects as they are related objectively in time. That we do distinguish between a subjective succession of perceptions and an objective relation of objects, is taken as presupposed by the fact of our experience. Kant presupposes objectivity from the start. Kant's project, then, may be seen as an explanation of how it is possible that such a distinction is made, rather than as questioning that the distinction is made.