Abstract

Kant defines the schema of reality as the continuous and uniform generation of a quantity ascribed to sensation through which it can more or less fill time. In this paper, I ask why Kant has to attribute uniformity to the schema of reality. Through an interpretation that takes the uniformity thesis as a crucial element in Kant’s formulation, I contend that, in contrast to prevailing scholarly literature, Kant’s schema of reality must be comprehended mathematically without relying on regulative principles of understanding like that of causality.