Kant's Antinomies

Kant is the first thinker who investigated the contradictions of reason at a higher level and tried to solve them. These contradictions led Kant to criticize reason. Kant believes that these contradictions cannot be overcome by the predecessor's dogmatic methods. On the other hand, he tries to emancipate reason from these contradictions. Therefore, he did his best to find a solution and finally found it in transcendental idealism. Using an analytical method, the present paper discusses the causes of the development of the contradictions of reason from Kant's viewpoint and solution he proposes for them in order to precisely identify how, according to his view, his method is successful. The research findings show that these contradictions result from reason's transgression beyond its legal limits. In order to be free from these contradictions, he developed transcendental idealism and reached a conclusion that the two extremes of math contradictions are incorrect and those of dynamic contradictions are correct. In doing so, Kant faced internal and external challenges which made his thoughts subject to serious criticism.