FINAL #15
15. What was Kant's most significant contribution to philosophy? In what ways does a Kantian notion of truth alter the way religionists (of any persuasion) see or view ultimate reality? Use Kant to back up your point.
i believe that kant's most significant contribution is his categorical imperative. that is, categories that one can use to test one's action to determine whether it is moral or not. in general, kant's categorical imperative says that an action is only moral and should be done if one can apply the moral principle behind such action to be true for everyone else. principles that "survive" this test are the ones that form a person's duty, to which that person is obliged. the categorical imperative says "act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law." in other words, an action is only moral if it can be universalized. kant incorporates the notion of universality, which is the meat of his argument.
in explaining the ultimate reality, kant claims that human beings are unable to know the noumenal world (the ultimate reality) because our knowledge are limited to what is known as the phenomenal world, the physical world as we see it. kant also claims that it is impossible to concieve the world in terms of god, immortality, justice, and freedom, but human beings do know that such things exist. kant's view on the ultimate reality is somewhat similar to that of saint augustine. while kant did not really incorporate god into his theory as much as augustine does, kant also admits that human beings ---though they believe that god exists--- do not have the knowledge to perceive it. this is similar to augustine who proposes the idea that the wisdom of god is beyond human reasoning and no matter how much they try, human beings can never fully understand the wisdom of god.
i believe that kant's most significant contribution is his categorical imperative. that is, categories that one can use to test one's action to determine whether it is moral or not. in general, kant's categorical imperative says that an action is only moral and should be done if one can apply the moral principle behind such action to be true for everyone else. principles that "survive" this test are the ones that form a person's duty, to which that person is obliged. the categorical imperative says "act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law." in other words, an action is only moral if it can be universalized. kant incorporates the notion of universality, which is the meat of his argument.
in explaining the ultimate reality, kant claims that human beings are unable to know the noumenal world (the ultimate reality) because our knowledge are limited to what is known as the phenomenal world, the physical world as we see it. kant also claims that it is impossible to concieve the world in terms of god, immortality, justice, and freedom, but human beings do know that such things exist. kant's view on the ultimate reality is somewhat similar to that of saint augustine. while kant did not really incorporate god into his theory as much as augustine does, kant also admits that human beings ---though they believe that god exists--- do not have the knowledge to perceive it. this is similar to augustine who proposes the idea that the wisdom of god is beyond human reasoning and no matter how much they try, human beings can never fully understand the wisdom of god.
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