Sentence examples for we represent space from inspiring English sources

According to Kant, however, we represent space as having an infinite number of constituents, namely places.

First, Kant's first two arguments do not explicate what properties we represent space as having.

Alternatively, Kant says that we represent space as an "infinite given magnitude," so perhaps we could place <space> under <magnitude>.

Kant claims that since we represent space as containing an infinite number of places within it, our representation of space cannot be conceptual.

This fourth argument makes a distinct point: if the representation of space itself were to require the representation of each part that we represent space as having, then we could not represent space at all.

If we can take it as settled that we represent space, and as settled that we represent it as having an infinite number of places within it, then our representation of space presumably cannot be conceptual in Kant's sense.

Kant claims that although we can represent space as empty, we cannot represent to ourselves the absence of space.

Kant claims that we cannot represent the absence of space, but that we can represent space as empty of objects.

Since we do represent space, and do represent it as having an infinite number of places within it, our representation of space is not conceptual in Kant's sense.

Rather, he presumably thinks that we do not represent space either: (1) by representing its constituents, namely places; or (2) by representing it through other concepts.

Another way of putting Kant's point is to say that we do not represent space by representing it as a species of some kind of genus.