Close attention to Kant’s comments on animal minds has resulted in radically different readings of key passages in Kant. A major disputed text for understanding Kant on animals is his criticism of G. F. Meier’s view in the 1762 ‘False Subtlety of the Four Syllogistic Figures’. In this article, I argue that Kant’s criticism of Meier should be read as an intervention into an ongoing debate between Meier and H. S. Reimarus on animal minds. Specifically, while broadly aligning himself with Reimarus, Kant distinguishes himself from both Meier and Reimarus on the role of judgement in human consciousness.

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迈耶、雷马鲁斯和康德谈动物心智

密切关注康德对动物心智的评论导致了对康德关键段落的完全不同的解读。理解康德关于动物的一个主要有争议的文本是他在 1762 年的“四个三段论形象的虚假微妙之处”中对 GF Meier 观点的批评。在这篇文章中，我认为康德对迈耶的批评应该被解读为对迈耶和 HS Reimarus 之间关于动物思维的持续辩论的干预。具体来说，康德在广泛将自己与雷马鲁斯保持一致的同时，在判断在人类意识中的作用方面将自己与迈尔和雷马鲁斯区分开来。