To most important distinction between the two is that paralogisms are only a one-sided mistake, while the antinomies is a dialectical and irreconcilable error. The reason for this difference depends on their objects of reason: God, the soul and the world. The paralogisms of pure reason are directed towards a pure, rational soul behind appearances, while the antinomies are situated towards a rational comprehension of the world: The totality of all appearances in which nothing is left behind. While it is simply incorrect to posit the existence of a persistent subject outside of space and time, any answer at all to a transcendental antinomy is bound to lead us into contradiction. Just as the paralogism focuses on the soul just to deny its premises, the antinomies aim to demonstrate that both conclusions, although inevitable are either both true or both false. Pure reason leads to the antinomies precisely when it takes this notion of "the world" as its
To most important distinction between the two is that paralogisms are only a one-sided mistake, while the antinomies is a dialectical and irreconcilable error. The reason for this difference depends on their objects of reason: God, the soul and the world. The paralogisms of pure reason are directed towards a pure, rational soul behind appearances, while the antinomies are situated towards a rational comprehension of the world: The totality of all appearances in which nothing is left behind. While it is simply incorrect to posit the existence of a persistent subject outside of space and time, any answer at all to a transcendental antinomy is bound to lead us into contradiction. Just as the paralogism focuses on the soul just to deny its premises, the antinomies aim to demonstrate that both conclusions, although inevitable are either both true or both false. Pure reason leads to the antinomies precisely when it takes this notion of "the world" as its