Kant's Schematism of the categories: An interpretation and defence

The aim of the Schematism chapter Critique Pure Reason is to solve problem posed by “inhomogeneity” intuitions and categories: sensible properties objects represented in intuition are a different kind than categories. Kant's solution introduce what he calls “transcendental schemata,” which mediate subsumption under I reconstruct terms two substantive premises, call Subsumption Sufficiency (i.e., that subsuming an object transcendental schema sufficient subsume it corresponding category) Real Possibility really possible each schemata). These principles, together with trivial modal one (the Subsumption-Possibility Link), entail categories; other words, argument valid. main work paper consists reconstructing arguments for, explanations of, these premises. argue they hinge on claim schemata “time-determinations,” interpret mean: rules for reflexively representing temporal relations among our own representational states. On basis this reading, Sufficiency, category category. also explain why follows almost immediately. Granting Kant up point Critique, sound.