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9[15]康德将"超验的知识"只限于人脑先天有的形式和范畴(空间、时间、量、因果律等)的认知上,他把这些称为感知-经验的构成条件;但是爱默生和其他超验主义者却把超验知识的概念扩大到了道德和真理的认知的范围中,而这是康德早已经否定过的.参见M.H.Abrams,A Glossary of Literary Terms,5th Edition(Cornell University Press,1988),194页.