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clearly the Act der Spontaneität function <strong>in</strong> apprehension:<br />

<strong>The</strong> I am is not yet a proposition (propositio)[,] but merely<br />

the copula to a proposition; not yet a judgment. I am<br />

exist<strong>in</strong>g conta<strong>in</strong>s apprehension, that is, it is not merely a<br />

subjective judgment but makes myself <strong>in</strong>to an Object <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>tuition <strong>in</strong> space <strong>and</strong> time... 214<br />

iii. Second Ontological Moment: Act der Receptivität<br />

<strong>The</strong> second moment <strong>of</strong> the ontological level <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kant's</strong> Selbstsetzungslehre is at the<br />

heart <strong>of</strong> any genu<strong>in</strong>e attempt to <strong>in</strong>terpret the doctr<strong>in</strong>e, not only <strong>in</strong> so far as it conta<strong>in</strong>s the<br />

most orig<strong>in</strong>al ideas – if not the most important aspect – <strong>of</strong> the Op, but also <strong>in</strong> so far as it<br />

lends the reader a wealth <strong>of</strong> new references to concepts that rema<strong>in</strong>ed problematic or<br />

underdeveloped <strong>in</strong> <strong>Kant's</strong> earlier works. 215 It is the most difficult part <strong>of</strong> the doctr<strong>in</strong>e as<br />

well. <strong>The</strong> ma<strong>in</strong> reasons for this is precisely because the content is not fully developed<br />

elsewhere – so there is a shortage <strong>of</strong> resources – <strong>and</strong> there are multiple pieces to it that<br />

Kant does not always discuss together. Consider<strong>in</strong>g the nature <strong>of</strong> the Op to beg<strong>in</strong> with,<br />

there are thus two layers <strong>of</strong> reconstruction: one <strong>of</strong> the text itself <strong>and</strong> the other <strong>of</strong> puzzle<br />

that make up the topic <strong>of</strong> this chapter. As a result, each segment is treated briefly, with<br />

the hope <strong>of</strong> creat<strong>in</strong>g a cohesive picture when brought together.<br />

Moreover, here are very many layers that make up this Act der Receptivität—each<br />

214 Ak: 22: 96-7. Förster, 195. Orig<strong>in</strong>al: ―Das Ich b<strong>in</strong> ist nocht nicht e<strong>in</strong> Satz (propositio)<br />

sondern blos copula zu e<strong>in</strong>em Satze; noch ke<strong>in</strong> Urtheil. Ich b<strong>in</strong> existierend enthält die<br />

Apprehension, d.i., ist nicht blos e<strong>in</strong> subjectives Urtheil sondern macht mich selbst zum<br />

Object der Anshauung im Raume und der Zeit.‖<br />

215 Duque's estimation <strong>of</strong> the Selbstsetzungslehre is that it is <strong>in</strong>deed the most important<br />

section <strong>of</strong> the entire Op.<br />

148

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