Without Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) there would probably be no modern
discipline of 'the philosophy of religion'. Kant's considerable influence has
ensured that philosophers, in addressing religious questions, have focused on
such issues as arguments for and against the existence of God; the question of
immortality; the compatibility of human evil and transcendent goodness; and the
relationship between morality and the divine. Many books already explore the
nature of his influence. But this one goes further. It argues that Kant's
theoretical philosophy, also called 'the critical philosophy', contains
resources that have much wider implications than just for Christianity, or for
those philosophical issues that relate only to monotheism and its beliefs. For
Terry F Godlove, Kant's insights run deeper, and properly applied can help
rejuvenate our understanding of the general study of religious thought and its
challenges. The author thus bypasses what is usually considered to be 'Kantian
philosophy of religion', focusing instead on more fundamental issues: on Kant's
account of experience, for example, and on his arguments that human perception
of incomplete and finite concepts can nevertheless yield genuine knowledge and
insight. Kant and Religion is a subtle and penetrating attempt, by a leading
contemporary philosopher of religion, to redefine and reshape the contours of
his own discipline through sustained reflection on Kant's so-called 'humanizing
project'.
Authors Terry F.
Godlove
Year 2014
Pages 256
Publisher I.B.Tauris
Language en
ISBN 9781848855281
File Size 8.12 MB
File Format PDF
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