Kant's critique of speculative mysticism holds that claims identifying opposites (passive/active) in a supersensible realm violate the principle of contradiction, which applies universally regardless of domain.

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Critique of speculative mysticism(the main philosophical position being explained): Kant's argument against claims that go beyond what we can actually know or prove—specifically, mystical ideas about hidden spiritual realms that can't be tested or observed.
Kant(as used in epistemology and metaphysics): Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was an influential German philosopher who argued that our minds shape how we experience reality, and that we can only truly know things as they appear to us, not as they are in themselves.
Opposites (passive/active)(the type of contradictory claims Kant is critiquing): Contrasting pairs of qualities or states—in this case, being inactive/receptive versus being active/doing something.
Principle of Contradiction(Leibniz's formulation; also referred to as the Law of Identity in some of his writings): A proposition and its negation cannot both be true

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