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    It is not the case that Kantian transcendental idealism holds that empirical reality is mind-structured yet objective within the phenomenal domain.

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    • 1.If space and time are mind-imposed, the claim that they structure 'empirical reality' conflates epistemology with ontology problematically.
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    • 2.The noumenal realm remains completely unknowable, making the distinction between phenomena and things-in-themselves explanatorily vacuous.
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    • 3.Intersubjective agreement could reflect shared cognitive structures rather than genuine objectivity, leaving the objectivity claim undefended.
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    • 1.Kant resolves the rationalist-empiricist debate by showing how synthetic a priori knowledge is possible through mind-structuring categories.
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    • 2.Intersubjective agreement on empirical facts demonstrates objectivity within phenomena despite mind-dependence of spatiotemporal structure.
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    • 3.The distinction between phenomena and noumena preserves scientific validity while acknowledging limits of human cognitive architecture.
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