|Spontaneity, philosophy: spontaneity is an expression for the self-performance of a subject and its organic equipment in the occurrence of mental processes as opposed to receptivity. In Kant, spontaneity also includes the ability to apply terms (KrV I 106f). See also subjectivity, objectivity._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |
Spontaneity/Kant/Eisler: to produce faculties, ideas and categories themselves(1) (= conceptual skills).
McDowell: the spontaneity must be subject to the control of the world.
1. R. Eisler, Kant-Lexikon, Hildesheim 1994._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. The note [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.
Mind and World, Cambridge/MA 1996
Geist und Welt Frankfurt 2001
"Truth Conditions, Bivalence and Verificationism"
Truth and Meaning, G. Evans/J. McDowell,