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Chapter 11 Covered by Michelle Grier delves into the question of God's existence understood by the utilization of three main arguments. The ontological, cosmological, and physico-theological (teleological proofs). Grier covers how Kant understands that the last two arguments are both derivatives of the first, ie. ontological argument.

Chapter 10 Covers Kant's Antinomies, in it there are four antinomies. The first two are what can be referred to as the mathematical antinomies. These are the antinomies of time and space as well as the antinomies of the division of matter and properties. The other two which are the dynamical antinomies are the antinomies of the will and the antinomies of the unconditioned first cause.

Chapter 9 Covers Kant's Antinomies, in it there are four antinomies. The first two are what can be referred to as the mathematical antinomies. These are the antinomies of time and space as well as the antinomies of the division of matter and properties. The other two which are the dynamical antinomies are the antinomies of the will and the antinomies of the unconditioned first cause.

Chapter 9 Wuerth in this chapter discusses the paralogisms first by looking into the Critique and consulting it in detail as well as looking at some of his pre-Critique writings. Kant criticizes the rationalists for their conclusion that since the soul is permanent, incorruptible, and personal; therefore it is substantial, simple, with identity. He argues there are assumptions that the rationalists impose on this.

Chapter 8 discussed Kant Ideas of pure reason and how reason seeks the unconditioned. Rohlf understands Kant as understanding that reason is on a paradoxical pursuit of an ultimate condition in all of human reason. He discusses how syllogisms need to be further expounded to clarify a though to bring it to absolute clarity. Reason, as Kant puts it, seeks an illusion when it seeks the ultimate explanation.

Chapter seven is actually the chapter that discusses the distinction between the noumenal and the phenomenal and the refutation of idealism. More details on chapter six will be discussed at the end of the reading of this book.

Chapter six discusses the fundamental principles of distinguishing analytic and synthetic judgments. Matters of time and space are analyzed in Kantian theory. Most of which are discussions of how time-determination through causal connections of objects in the spaciotemporal realm presupposes the permanency of objects that exist in the noumeal realm without a perceiver thereby refuting supposedly problematic idealism.

Chapter six discusses the fundamental principles of distinguishing analytic and synthetic judgments. Matters of time and space are analyzed in Kantian theory.

Chapter five discusses The Transcendental Deduction. In this chapter, it is discussed how cant wanted to account for human experience through his doctrine of the Synthetic Unity of Apperception and how it is the imagination that takes many of our sense perceptions and forms concepts in the mind. The Transcendental Unity of Apperception is the doctrine of the self consciousness that unifies perception.

Previous commentary was about Chapter 4 not Chapter 3