Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi

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Mustafa Şekip [Tunç], one of the scholars who played an active role in the construction of modern psychology and modern philosophy in Turkey, was mainly known in Turkey for his publications on Bergson. After Mustafa Şekip's death, much academic work was done on him. Mustafa Şekip published two articles on Kantian philosophy in Ottoman Turkish. The first is his article, 'Kant and His Philosophy,' published in Milli Mecmua in 1925; the second is his article, 'Is Kant Ever Blameless?', published in Hayat Mecmua in 1927. Within the framework of this study, these two articles have been translated into Latin letters and analyzed philosophically. In his article entitled "Kant and His Philosophy", Mustafa Şekip touched upon the most prominent aspects of Kant's philosophy. He expressed his ideas on the subject where he felt it was necessary. In this article, Mustafa Şekip first explained in general terms the "subject-centered" model of knowledge that Kant constructed with inspiration from Copernicus. In the rest of the article, Kant discussed what the mind can and cannot theoretically know in his philosophy and explained the position of metaphysical elements such as God, soul, and freedom. In his article "Is Kant Ever Blameless?", Mustafa Şekip wrote this article in response to his close friend Azad Bey's criticism of his views on Kant in his article entitled "Origin and Development of the Idea of Progress" published in the 49th issue of Hayat Mecmua. In this article, he praised Kant's philosophical views but criticized his "vassal" relationship with the King. He criticized Kant's unconditional submission to King Frederick II by giving in to political pressure. Mustafa Şekip did not present a new approach to Kant's philosophy in these articles. However, he contributed to the recognition and interest of Kant's philosophy in the scientific world of the early Republican period.