Kant Flashcards
Existence of God
The existence of God cannot be proven through theoretical reason alone he painted that belief in God is a necessary postulate of practical reason
Moral argument for God
belief in God is crucial for the existence of moral laws and the possibility of moral responsibility
God as the moral Ideal
God is not conceived as an entity whose existence can be proven through empirical or rational means but as a moral postulate required for the consistency of ethical reasoning
Transcendental Idealism
Human knowledge its shaped by the structure of our minds, and therefore, the existence of God falls outside the scope of empirical knowledge
Limits of Human Knowledge
Human understanding has inherent limitations and that attempting to grasp the existence or nature of god through pure reason us beyond our cognitive capacities