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    It is not the case that Kant himself argues in the Critique that infinite space is given as a singular intuition prior to any synthesis of parts, not constructed from them.

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    • 1.Kant also emphasizes that space requires the 'synthesis of imagination' in the Transcendental Deduction, suggesting construction plays a constitutive role in spatial representation.
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    • 2.The distinction between 'given' and 'constructed' may be less absolute than claimed; synthesis could be the process by which the infinite whole becomes given to us.
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    • 3.Empirically, we never directly intuit infinite space; we build spatial knowledge from finite, perspectival encounters, challenging the claim of unmediated singular intuition.
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    • 1.Kant distinguishes intuitions from concepts: intuitions are singular representations given immediately, while concepts are general and constructed through synthesis.
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    • 2.A-25/B-39 explicitly states space is given 'as an infinite given magnitude,' suggesting priority of the whole before its parts in representation.
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    • 3.If space were constructed from finite parts, we could never represent the infinity of space, yet we do have this representation as a basic feature of experience.
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