The Kantian Background of Uexküll’s Notions of Time and Space
| dc.contributor.advisor | Leijenhorst, Cees | |
| dc.contributor.author | Müller, Jonas | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-07-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The Baltic-German biologist Jakob von Uexküll was heavily inspired by the work of philosopher Immanuel Kant. So too are Uexküll’s views on time and space. Kant argued that time and space are the a priori forms of intuition. Uexküll argued similarly that time and space depend entirely on the subject. It is the subject’s biological constitution that brings forth time and space, and this conceptual pair is therefore a foundational part of the subject’s world. But Uexküll also took inspiration from other authors. The aim of this paper is to investigate how Uexküll adapted Kant’s notions of time and space and how this adaptation is related to a contemporary investigation into the topic of time and space. To achieve this, I examine how the work of the biologist Felix Gross shaped Uexküll’s adaptation of Kant’s ideas. I show how Gross’s essay on Kant’s views on time and space shaped Uexküll’s alteration and naturalisation of Kant’s pure forms of intuition. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/19033 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.thesis.faculty | Faculteit der Filosofie, Theologie en Religiewetenschappen | |
| dc.thesis.specialisation | specialisations::Faculteit der Filosofie, Theologie en Religiewetenschappen::Philosophy: Research Master::History of Philosophy | |
| dc.thesis.studyprogramme | studyprogrammes::Faculteit der Filosofie, Theologie en Religiewetenschappen::Philosophy: Research Master | |
| dc.thesis.type | Researchmaster | |
| dc.title | The Kantian Background of Uexküll’s Notions of Time and Space |
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