Mechanism can't support critical philosophy
The mechanistic philosophy is inadequate to support critical philosophy because mechanistic explanations tend to ignore the assumption of a purposive designer.
Immanuel Kent (1790).

Note: Spinoza is only one of many authors that Kant criticises with this kind of argument.
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Artificial Intelligence »Artificial Intelligence
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Yes: Automata can think »Yes: Automata can think
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Natural phenomena best understood via mechanism »Natural phenomena best understood via mechanism
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Mechanistic principles can't explain the mind »Mechanistic principles can't explain the mind
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Mechanism can't support critical philosophy
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The assumption of design is useful to science »The assumption of design is useful to science
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Assumption of a designer necessary »Assumption of a designer necessary
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