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    It is not the case that Kant's response presupposes the very categorial framework whose objectivity is in question, rendering the argument circular.

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    • 1.Transcendental arguments needn't be circular; they identify necessary conditions for any possible objection to arise.
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    • 2.Questioning the categories requires already using them—their indispensability proves their objectivity without circularity.
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    • 3.Kant distinguishes between using categories and justifying them; using them in argument doesn't invalidate their transcendental derivation.
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    • 1.Kant argues categories are necessary conditions for experience, but uses those same categories to justify their objectivity.
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    • 2.Any defense of the categories' validity must operate outside or prior to them to avoid begging the question.
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    • 3.Kant offers no independent ground for the categories apart from their role in constituting experience itself.
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