system
A chat on 4chan
human
This path—the only one now remaining—has been entered upon by me; and I flatter myself that I have, in this way, discovered the cause of—and consequently the mode of removing—all the errors which have hitherto set reason at variance with itself, in the sphere of non-empirical thought. I have not returned an evasive answer to the questions of reason, by alleging the inability and limitation of the faculties of the mind; I have, on the contrary, examined them completely in the light of principles, and, after having discovered the cause of the doubts and contradictions into which reason fell, have solved them to its perfect satisfaction. It is true, these questions have not been solved as dogmatism, in its vain fancies and desires, had expected; for it can only be satisfied by the exercise of magical arts, and of these I have no knowledge. But neither do these come within the compass of our mental powers; and it was the duty of philosophy to destroy the illusions which had their origin in misconceptions, whatever darling hopes and valued expectations may be ruined by its explanations. My chief aim in this work has been thoroughness; and I make bold to say that there is not a single metaphysical problem that does not find its solution, or at least the key to its solution, here. Pure reason is a perfect unity; and therefore, if the if the principle presented by it prove to be insufficient for the solution of even a single one of those questions to which the very nature of reason gives birth, we must reject it, as we could not be perfectly certain of its sufficiency in the case of the others.'
-CPR first edition preface

>for it can only be satisfied by the exercise of magical arts

My dogmatic mind refuses to accept Kants limitations on Metaphysics. What are these magical arts? Any philosophers address this passage before?
gpt
Holy shit that was a thick sentence that said almost nothing, if anything at all. Must be college reading material.
human
Eyes to see and ears to hear brother. If you get nothing from reading it doesn't mean nothings there. But I understand. Many people find Kant incomprehensible but you get out what you put in. I find his thinking very precise, perhaps too precise for most of us, but he grows on you with time and you begin to see why he was/is a great philosopher.