The Highest Good as the Kingdom of God: : the role of Christianity in the Critique of Practical Reason

Kant"™s moral theory is often studied by focusing on the categorical imperative and its importance. An relevant concept of his morals which, however, is often neglected is the Highest Good. Such concept is important for the bringing about of Kantian morals and also because of its role on the pa...

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Autor: Assumpção, Gabriel Almeida
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN)
Repositorio:Trilhas Filosóficas (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.periodicos.apps.uern.br:article/1801
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.apps.uern.br/index.php/RTF/article/view/1801
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Deus
Sumo Bem
Kant
Reino de Deus
Reino da Graça
Leibniz
God
Highest Good
Kingdom of God
Kingdom of Grace
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Sumario:Kant"™s moral theory is often studied by focusing on the categorical imperative and its importance. An relevant concept of his morals which, however, is often neglected is the Highest Good. Such concept is important for the bringing about of Kantian morals and also because of its role on the passage from morals to religion. We begin with an exposition of the postulates of practical reason (existence of God, immortality of the soul and freedom) in its connection with the primacy of practical reason. Afterwards, we will discuss how Kant connects his notion of Highest Good with the Christian conception of Kingdom of God, and also with Leibniz"™s Kingdom of Grace. To which extent does Kant approach Leibnizian and classical Christian theses? And where does he set apart from them?