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Transcendental argument
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<p>A transcendental argument is a kind of <a href="/facts/Deductive_reasoning/HadA1zWS">deductive</a> <a href="/facts/Argument/1K1e3Xg4">argument</a> that appeals to the <a href="/facts/Necessity_and_sufficiency/G45aDCY9">necessary conditions</a> that make <a href="/facts/Experience/1LeXy1DW">experience</a> and <a href="/facts/Knowledge/joozoaup">knowledge</a> <a href="/facts/Subjunctive_possibility/kqMBKFUj">possible</a>. Transcendental arguments may have additional standards of <a href="/facts/Theory_of_justification/CxWaj0pY">justification</a> which are more demanding than those of traditional deductive arguments. The philosopher <a href="/facts/Immanuel_Kant/vIxjdy6I">Immanuel Kant</a> gave transcendental arguments both their name and their notoriety. </p>