Kant On God Apr 2026
) that provides the motivation to keep acting morally even when the world seems unjust.
: He claimed we cannot apply the law of cause and effect (which works for physical things) to a "First Cause" outside of time and space. Kant on God
: Humans have a moral duty to seek the "Highest Good"—a world where happiness is perfectly proportioned to virtue. ) that provides the motivation to keep acting
: While he respected this argument, he believed it could at best prove a "world-architect," not an infinite, all-powerful Creator. The "Moral Argument" (God as a Postulate) : While he respected this argument, he believed
: He argued that "existence is not a real predicate"—simply adding the concept of "existence" to an idea does not make it real.
Kant was critical of traditional religious practices. He believed: Kant's Philosophy of Religion