Tony Cheng Knihy

Exploring the nature of transcendental arguments, this work delves into their historical prominence in Western philosophy and their decline due to associations with transcendental idealism and verificationism. It addresses key questions regarding their deductive nature, whether they are synthetic or analytic, and their relationship with empirical reality. The text argues that the fundamental premise, known as the "transcendental conditional," is synthetic, necessary, and a posteriori, aiming to clarify the complexities surrounding these arguments within the context of transcendental epistemology.

This novel transports the reader back to the savagery and the passion, to the opulence and sensuality, and to the great adventure of the last days of a dying dynasty.