Abstract
Since language may also be utilized as a socializing and civilizing force, representations in general are to be perceived as ideological forces that aim to stabilize several different aspects within the social order. As De Quincey recognized that the English language could be used to enforce power over people, he took into consideration that self-empowerment may be achieved and lost through various acts of self-representation and expression. One of the major aspects of this representation, as pointed out by Kant, involves aesthetics and differentiating ethics from cognition. However, a critique arises that demonstrates how the unity in Kant's transcendental system may not be achieved. In this chapter, we realize that several of De Quincey's writings may be recognized as a response to the subjectivity problems in Kant's system.
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