 The central problem is that the above prescription to seek the unconditioned presents to reason as a metaphysical principle that tells us that the unconditioned is already given, and is (as it were) “there” to be found. This problematic principle is formulated by Kant as follows: “If the conditioned is given, the absolutely unconditioned… is also given” (A308/B366). This “supreme principle of pure reason” provides the background assumption under which the metaphysician proceeds. These claims set the agenda for Kant’s project, which involves showing not simply that the metaphysical arguments are fallacious, but also exposing their source in reason’s more general illusions.