Kant's philosophy - Rational theology: Is there a God?

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Part of 18th century metaphysics was the field of rational theology. Unlike in revelation theology, here ones doesn't start from a revelation like the Bible, rather one tries to understand God through mere reason, including trying to prove him through it. Kant however shows in the Critique of Pure Reason that human reason in this field, as in others, is dialectical: It creates illusory proofs by which it persuades itself, which however don't hold up under critical scrutiny. Knt concludes: The thought of a most real being of beings may be a necessary ideal of our reason, but it cannot be proven that this thing has any reality outside of our thinking. Quote: 0:08 Reason is dialectical when trying to prove God: 2:05 God is not only the reason of existence but also of possibility: 7:21 God cannot be proven: 21:48 God as the most real being: 24:13 There can only be one single ideal of pure reason: 45:03 Placing the ideal in the architectonic of Kant's system: 48:33 Reminiscences of mysticism in Kant: 1:07:42 The thought of God is necessary, but not necessarily a thing corresponding to that thought: 1:14:58 Rational theology can prevent errors about God as a discipline but not bring cognitions about God as a doctrine: 1:20:40 Thanks: 1:27:47 The table of categories according to Kant: https://jonathanivoloewer.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/table-of-categories-according-to-Kant.jpg Though Kant deals with the dialectical ideal of God as the most real being in the Critique of Pure Reason, I recommend reading first and foremost his precritical text The Only Possible Argument in Support of a Demonstration of the Existence of God, for understanding it completely: https://archive.org/details/the-only-possible-argument-in-support-of-a-demonstration-of-the-existence-of-god Whoever wants to support my aufkläring work can do so via: https://ko-fi.com/jonathanivoloewer https://www.patreon.com/jonathanivoloewer https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VDDT7T7XHR77U Thumbnail: www.hotpot.ai