Critique of Pure Reason (Kant)

Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason" explores the limits and capabilities of human understanding. Kant argues that our knowledge is shaped by both our experiences and the innate structures of our mind. He distinguishes between what we can know through experience (the empirical) and what we can know through reason alone (the a priori). Kant seeks to reconcile rationalism and empiricism, proposing that while we can comprehend the world, our understanding is limited and cannot fully reach beyond our experiences. This work fundamentally shapes modern philosophy by addressing how we perceive reality and the nature of knowledge itself.