Transcendental, philosophy: The concept of the transcendental goes back to Kant and concerns the effort to deal with the conditions of knowledge in contrast to the mere acceptance or acceptance of experiences and sensory perceptions. See also epistemology, perception, experience, ultimate justification, verification, confirmation, possibility, contingency, a priori._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |