超ちょう越えつ論ろん的てき

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Meanings

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na-adjective

transcendental

Philosophical term, especially in Kantian or critical philosophy, referring to conditions of possibility of experience or knowledge. Used as a な-adjective.

カントの超ちょう越えつ論ろん的てき観かん念ねん論ろんは、経けい験けんの

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Kant's transcendental idealism inquires into the conditions of the possibility of experience.

この議ぎ論ろんは超ちょう越えつ論ろん的てきな前ぜん提ていに基もとづいている。

This argument is based on transcendental presuppositions.

Kanji

超transcend, super-, ultra-
越surpass, cross over, move to
論argument, discourse
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words

超ちょう越えつ的てき
超越的 means 'transcendent' (beyond experience), while 超越論的 means 'transcendental' (concerning the conditions of experience).
先せん験けん的てき
先験的 is sometimes used similarly for 'a priori' or 'transcendental', but 超越論的 is the standard term in Kantian contexts.

Word family

超ちょう越えつ論ろん的てき意い識しき
transcendental consciousness
超ちょう越えつ論ろん的てき方ほう法ほう
transcendental method
超ちょう越えつ論ろん的てき観かん念ねん論ろん
transcendental idealism

Etymology

Compound of 超越 (transcendence) + 論的 (theoretical, -logical). Likely a calque from German 'transzendental' or English 'transcendental', used in modern Japanese philosophy.