You don't think Kant could have reasoned the categories purely a priori, even in a brain in a vat sort of scenario? Lol at this lack of acknowledgement.
Date: November 7th, 2026 5:43 PM Author: The Penis
Kant was a great Epistemologist, but will never approach Aristotle as a metaphysician because he lacks a theory of Form. Aristotle has a theory of Substantial Form that allows him to explain the unity of a substance depends on the relation between its matter as potentiality and its form as actuality
Date: November 7th, 2026 6:08 PM Author: The Penis
Exactly. Even contemporary debates in analytic metaphysics are still arguing on his terms, about his problems, using his vocabulary (although tbf Plato and Leibniz did a lot too). He is the GOAT and OG Thinker, and is making a comeback as we speak in metaphysics, theoretical biology, and even physics (more in interpretation than stuff with literal physical meaning).