Philosophy Of Mind : Part Three of the Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences

identity of 'I am sure' to the definite identity of 'I know, and am aware'. The particular grade of consciousness on which Kantism conceives the mind is perception: which is also the general point of view taken by ordinary consciousness, and more or less by the sciences. The sensuous certitudes of single apperceptions or observations form the starting-point: these are supposed to be elevated to truth, by being regarded in their bearings, reflected upon, and on the lines of definite categories turned at the same time into something necessary and universal, viz. experiences.