ABSTRACT
In this chapter Immanuel Kant identifies a general condition of scientificity, that is, architectonic unity, and then he points out the way to attain the standard in philosophy. He describes architectonic unity as a collection of cognitions, where the relationships between the parts is not the result of an accidental combination, however, is dependent on an idea which anticipates the form of the whole. Philosophy, as a particular discipline that seeks to attain scientificity, also experiences the difficulty in recognizing its fundamental idea. Accordingly, in the 'Architectonic', Kant presents the history of philosophy as a series of failed attempts to clarify the idea on which a coherent system of philosophy should be built. The compatibility of fallibilism with claims to a-priority and necessity can be made a bit less implausible if one consider for a moment mathematics and geometry.
