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1. Epistemological Certainty

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   Epistemological Certainty in Narrative Structure
   The Enlightenment period (c. 1660–1800) favored narrative structures that reflected the perceived certainty of the Newtonian physical order. Because universal laws were considered established, the literary representation of events mirrored this stability. Novels from this era frequently employed clear moral binaries and linear causality, as uncertainty in the plot structure would imply inherent instability in the…

2. Things In Themselves

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   Historical Context and Kantian Formulation
   The concept gained prominence during the late Enlightenment period as a critical response to both Rationalism and Empiricism. Rationalists, such as Leibniz, presumed direct access to underlying substantial reality, while Empiricists, like Hume, restricted knowledge entirely to sensory impression. Kant sought a mediating position, positing the [Thing-in…