sublime a feeling of the superiority of our own power of reason, as - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

sublime a feeling of the superiority of our own power of reason, as a supersensible faculty, over nature.

mathematically 
 sublime dynamically 
 sublime

dynamically (due to an object bearing) a power that has no dominion over us.

power.

power.

mathematically (due to) the very inadequacy of our faculty for estimating the magnitude of the things in the sensible world.

magnitude.

magnitude.

magnitude.

magnitude.

magnitude judging how many times bigger or smaller an object is than a certain unit of measurement.

unit of measurement: indicated by some observable object that is its size. imagination’s tasks in measuring an object’s magnitude: 1. apprehension of manifold of intuition. 2. comprehension : representing the parts of the manifold 
 and putting them together in a single intuition.

magnitude is: 1. extensive : a spatial property 2. measured : an activity of understanding

infinity is: 1. not e xtensive : outside spacetime 2. not measured : not understood but reasoned

idea of reason not a concept of knowable objects: 
 e.g. soul, world, god

how can an idea… 1. have sensible properties? 2. be measured?

form v matter Kant

sensation : senses matter perception : informs matter understanding : assigns concepts to the form of matter reason : assigns principles to forms

? ↓ ↓ apple infinity

how can an idea of reason … 1. have sensible properties? 
 it can’t; it’s not an object of perception 2. be measured? 
 it can’t; it’s not an object of understanding

an idea of reason can only be theorised.

feeling an idea Merleau-Ponty

Kant: sensation : senses matter perception : informs matter understanding : assigns concepts to the form of matter reason : assigns principles to forms

Merleau-Ponty: perception: intuits the form of matter

Merleau-Ponty: perception: intuits forms

Kant: matter of object → subject 
 causal relation form of object ← subject 
 rational relation

Merleau-Ponty: matter of object → body of subject 
 causal relation form of object ← mind of subject 
 rational relation flesh of object → flesh of subject motivational relation

Merleau-Ponty: idea of reason can be felt because form of idea motivates subject

mathematically (due to) the very inadequacy of our faculty for estimating the magnitude of the things in the sensible world.