Towards a new conception of metaphysics: Lambert’s criticism on Wolff’s mathematical method

• Autores: Gesa Wellmann
• Localización: Revista de Estudios Kantianos: Publicación internacional de la Sociedad de Estudios Kantianos en Lengua Española, ISSN-e 2445-0669, Vol. 2, Nº. 2, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Revista de Estudios Kantianos), págs. 135-148
• Idioma: español
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  • This paper discusses Lambert’s criticism of Wolff’s mathematical method. I take this criticism to consist of two main aspects. Lambert tries on the one hand to revise Wolff’s idea of fundamental concepts by providing what he takes to be a more profound theory of concepts. On the other hand, Lambert introduces postulates that regulate the connection between fundamental concepts and account for their application to experience. Both transformations allow Lambert to put forward a novel approach to metaphysics which is essentially oriented towards experience.