But surely we don't have access to "the whole meaning of history", so aren't we all going by vibes at some level and it is better to recognise this than believing we can develop a perfectly scientific understanding of the world?
But surely we don't have access to "the whole meaning of history", so aren't we all going by vibes at some level and it is better to recognise this than believing we can develop a perfectly scientific understanding of the world?
Agreed -- just as (to use Kant's examples), we don't know what beauty is, but still make aesthetic judgements, and we don't know the ends of nature, but still make judgements about biology. Reflexive judgements undergird our knowledge of the world.
But surely we don't have access to "the whole meaning of history", so aren't we all going by vibes at some level and it is better to recognise this than believing we can develop a perfectly scientific understanding of the world?
Agreed -- just as (to use Kant's examples), we don't know what beauty is, but still make aesthetic judgements, and we don't know the ends of nature, but still make judgements about biology. Reflexive judgements undergird our knowledge of the world.