Transcendental Idealism

Transcendental Idealism is a philosophical perspective developed by Immanuel Kant. It posits that our understanding of reality is shaped by the mind’s inherent structures and categories, meaning we cannot know things as they are in themselves (the "noumena"), only as they appear to us (the "phenomena"). This suggests that while we experience the world through our senses, our perception and understanding are filtered through our mental frameworks, thus influencing how we interpret reality. In essence, it emphasizes the interplay between our perceptions and the external world, highlighting the active role of the mind in shaping experience.