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Quotation from Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant
“The “I think” must accompany all my representations, for otherwise something would be represented in me which could not be thought”
Critique of Pure Reason, Transcendental Deduction, second edition (B 131–132; Meiklejohn § 12), trans. J. M. D. Meiklejohn (1855)
The principle of the synthetic unity of apperception. The standard B-edition text says the 'I think' must be able to accompany all representations.
Citation: "The “I think” must accompany all my representations, for otherwise something would be represented in me which could not be thought" — Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, Transcendental Deduction, second edition (B 131–132; Meiklejohn § 12), trans. J. M. D. Meiklejohn (1855). (id critique-of-pure-reason-q8)
Portrait: Immanuel Kant - Gemaelde 2, Becker, Public domain.
