Kant gives analogies a central place in cognition: We can apply concepts to objects of experience because we recognize similarities between them. The cognitive function is evident in Kant’s own use of metaphors and analogies, which shows how linguistic expression conveys philosophical content. For Kant, linguistic symbols and analogies serve a cognitive function: Symbols present concepts whose instances are nontangible to the senses and thereby provide a practical understanding of an abstract concept, whereas analogies illustrate structural similarities between two dissimilar objects and allow us to transfer an understanding of one relationship to the other. Kant’s theory of symbols and analogies suggests that his own metaphors and analogies might serve a cognitive function that could help us understand the nature of reason and its endeavors better. This chapter confronts Kant’s images drawn from law, biology, geography, and construction with his account of symbols and analogies and argues that each group of images illustrates a different aspect of Kant’s account of reason and systematic philosophy.