Joepilot,
This is where something that is supposed to be factual and precise appears to become something that is esoteric.
The brick doesn't have muscles. It doesn't have any mechanism that allows it to create a force. Try to move your mouse without any exertion whatsoever. It's not possible. Creating a force requires effort (not a physics term in this case). That is the distinction between a real force and an apparent force.
Look at heavenly bodies. They are attracted to each other. If the bodies orbit each other, then gravity becomes the centripetal force. Anything that gets flung from one of the bodies doesn't get flung due to a mystical flinging force, it gets flung because it's not as attractive. Anyone else got their mind on something other than astronomy?
As far as what Kant has to say about Newton, isn't this the same Kant as in the song, "Emmanual Kant was a real pissant who was rarely barely stable....."?
