Relating to the grounds of possible experience E g Kant thought that most of our pure rational knowledge is synthetic or priori, or transcendental Thus Kant believed that geometry expresses the pure form of our intuitive faculty for experienceing things visually as in space: this faculty sets the rules for what can be a possible experience of vision
for Kant, 'transcendental' is contrasted with 'transcendent' Something transcendent goes beyond the limits of experience, while something transcendental relates to the conditions of the possibility of experience
one of Kant's four main perspectives, aiming to establish a kind of knowledge which is both synthetic and a priori It is a special type of philosophical knowledge, concerned with the necessary conditions for the possibility of experience However, Kant believes all knowing subjects assume certain transcendental truths, whether or not they are aware of it Transcendental knowledge defines the boundary between empirical knowledge and speculation about the transcendent realm 'Every event has a cause' is a typical transcendental statement (Cf empirical )
It simply signifies the a priori or necessary conditions of experience which, though affording the conditions of experience, transcend the sphere of that contingent knowledge which is acquired by experience
Transcendental refers to things that lie beyond the practical experience of ordinary people, and cannot be discovered or understood by ordinary reasoning. the transcendental nature of God. transcendental experiences or ideas are beyond normal human understanding and experience. adj. transcendental argument transcendental function Transcendental Meditation transcendental number