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Contingency, necessity, and the problem of organic form in Kant. 偶然性，必然性，以及康德的有机形式问题。

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Annals of Science Pub Date : 2026-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-10 DOI: 10.1080/00033790.2025.2584334

Boris Demarest

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Kant and Forster on the unity of mankind. 康德和福斯特关于人类统一性的观点。

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Annals of Science Pub Date : 2026-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-10 DOI: 10.1080/00033790.2025.2584331

Jennifer Mensch

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Kant's pragmatic account of science: empirical conditions for securing the path of research. 康德对科学的实用主义解释：确保研究路径的经验条件。

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Annals of Science Pub Date : 2026-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-04 DOI: 10.1080/00033790.2025.2584332

Thomas Sturm, Larissa Wallner

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The development of Kant's precritical cosmology and some 'critical' consequences. 康德前批判宇宙论的发展和一些“批判”的结果。

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Annals of Science Pub Date : 2026-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-07 DOI: 10.1080/00033790.2025.2596600

Helmut Pulte

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Kant on the metaphysical foundation of inertia. 康德关于惯性的形而上学基础。

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Annals of Science Pub Date : 2026-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-05 DOI: 10.1080/00033790.2025.2596605

Falk Wunderlich

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Kant on regulative principles in science. 康德论科学中的调节原则。

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Annals of Science Pub Date : 2026-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-03 DOI: 10.1080/00033790.2025.2596596

Eric Watkins

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Ether and derivative forces in Kant's natural philosophy. 康德自然哲学中的以太与派生力。