“The essay should be 5 pages, double spaced, standard 1″ margins, Times New Roman font, etc. Please follow Chicago standard guidelines in all citations. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Any instance confirmed plagiarism wil result in an automatic 0% on the assignment. The esay should offer both an explication and analysis of the relevant topics, that is, do not merely summurize. Although consultation of external sources is recommended they are not required. Howerver, citing primary sources is necessary to defend the cliaims in your answer (the primary source in this case are the following sections from the ‘Critique of Pure Reason’ by Kant: Preface and Introduction; Transcendental Aesthetic; Analytic of Concepts, Principles; Transcendental Dialectic). Prompt: Pick one of the two (whichever you can write more about) 1. Kant’s ‘Critique of Pure Reason’ is often understod as a synthesis of two earlier traditions in the history of philosophy, namely, Continental Rationalism and British Empiricism. How could one defend this claim? How could one critique this claim? Which of the major rationalists influenced Kang’s project in the ‘Critique of Pure Reason’ the most? Why? Which of the major empiricists influenced Kant’s project in the ‘Critique of Pure Reason’ the most? Why? Is Kant’s alleged synthesis successful? Why or why not? 2. Part of the goal of the ‘Critique of Pure Reason’ is to establish synthetic a priori truths. In our own words, explicate and analyze the arguments from each of the major sections of this text, namely, the ‘Transcendental Aesthetic’, ‘Transcendental Analytic’, and ‘Transcendental Dialectic’ to show how Kant defends or criticizes the different kinds of synthetic a priori knowledge. Is Kant’s project ultimately successful? Why or why not?”