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    It is not the case that In the case of the self, there is a single object that is both a thing in itself and an appearance

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    • 1.Allison's two-aspect reading requires that appearance and thing in itself are descriptions of the same object under different epistemic conditions, not ontologically distinct entities.
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    • 2.Granting the self a privileged dual-object status violates the transcendental unity Allison's framework demands, generating an ad hoc exception.
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    • 3.Systematic consistency requires that whatever metaphysical structure applies to the self applies equally to empirical objects, precluding special treatment for self-knowledge.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Kant explicitly argues in the Paralogisms that the 'I think' reveals no object at all, merely a logical subject of thought.
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    • 2.If the self yields no object through introspection, it cannot be a single object that is simultaneously appearance and thing in itself.
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    • 1.Many two object readers admit that the self is a thing in itself that appears to itself as a spatiotemporal object
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    • 2.This admission is consistent with a two object reading in the general case
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