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Morality Necessarily Leads To Religion

Posted on:2021-01-06Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:M M GaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2415330602478965Subject:Foreign philosophy
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The concept of God,as one of the three important concepts of metaphysics in Western philosophy,has always been a philosophical topic that philosophers cannot talk about.In the life of Western society,Christianity is the main popular religion.The relationship between God and man,religion and man naturally needs to be explored.From ancient times to the present,the discussion of the relationship between God and man in the history of Western philosophy has always existed and has been debated many times.During these different understandings and interpretations,people's understanding of the image of God and the relationship between man and God are constantly changing.development of.Kant,the founder of German classical philosophy and a great philosopher who aspired to establish a true and scientific metaphysics,naturally could not skip thinking and discussing the question of God.Kant,born in a devout family,was taught by his mother from an early age,and has remained extremely interested in God and religious issues.In Kant's later philosophical studies,religious issues accompanied his life.As we all know,Kant made some research and discussion on the issue of God in the three major criticisms,but it was not until his later years that Kant did a comprehensive and holistic discussion on the issue of God in Religion within the Limits of Pure Reason.In Critique of Pure Reason,Kant severely criticized the three ways of proving the existence of God in traditional philosophy,and denied the possibility of God's existence within the limits of pure reason.However,in the Critique of Practical Reason and Critique of Judgment,the image of God's existence was reshaped in the field of practical reason.Therefore,under the tide of the Enlightenment,Kant established himself as a religious philosophy different from the past.Kant's Religion is a true religion and a universal true religion.It is an independent religious philosophy based on moral philosophy.At the end of "Religion within the Limit of Pure Reason",Kant took "morality must lead to religion" as a basic assertion of his religious philosophy,and it is from this proposition that religion becomes an inevitable result of morality in the sense of Kant's philosophy.Therefore,Kant also proved the possibility and necessity of religion based on his moral philosophy.Kant pointed out that morality is self-sufficient and that it does not require religion from its own perspective,which is completely contrary to the traditional ethical view of Christianity.However,it is in this philosophical assertion of Kant that God and religion neither have a metaphysical proof,but also have lost a foothold on the basis of ontology,making to a certain extent the spirit of humans,especially Christians.Pinning has also lost its base.Therefore,Kant based on this revolutionary proposition-"morality inevitably leads to religion",morality skips religion,and extends moral self-existence to a person with higher authority who is beyond human beings.However,morality is the foundation of religion,and religion is not the foundation of morality.Kant completed the moral transition to religion through the "good ideal" practice concept.For the first time in the concept of Kant's religion,happiness became the "happiness doctrine.”In response to the argument that "morality inevitably leads to religion",scholars at home and abroad have had a larger argument on this issue.This article aims to explain these different arguments in detail and point out the spiritual essence behind Kant's assertion.His loyal supporters,his emphasis on the status of people and the issue of "belief' forced Kant to come to this conclusion.We must grasp the philosophical nature of the Kantian religion that lies behind this proposition.
Keywords/Search Tags:Kant, proof of the existence of God, practical reason, belief, moral religion
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