2016/04/23 by Gabriele Tomasi · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · #Theology and Philosophy of Evil #Rationality #Faith #Philosophy #Existence of God #Epistemology #Theology #Theism
paper · doi:10.1515/9783110369007-010
openalex publication_date 2016/04/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
The paper deals with the intricate analysis of the moral proof of the existence of God that Kant offers at the of the "Critique of Judgment". It is argued that the proof aims at a vision of the world as purposively structured by a highest intelligence, and to raise the notion of an intelligent world cause up to the concept of a personal God. However, it is also shown that the moral argument does not aim at providing knowledge of God. Rather, it aims at what Kant calls 'Belief' or 'Faith' (Glauben), which is not so much a doxastic attitude as an essential ingredient of a moral agent's commitment to the moral law.