The Reason for Miracles and the Miracles in Reason: Kant’s Practical Conception of Miracles

Kravitz, Amit (2022): The Reason for Miracles and the Miracles in Reason: Kant’s Practical Conception of Miracles. In: Kantian Review, Bd. 27, Nr. 2: S. 237-256

Abstract

The term ‘miracle’ generally refers to events that are not explicable by natural causes alone. Kant’s notion of miracles is usually understood along these lines. However, Kant’s occupation with miracles should be understood in a practical context. Belief in miracles plays a constitutive role in Kant’s philosophy of religion concerning the need to strengthen the will both before and after departing from original evil. I demonstrate how my argument sheds new light on Kant’s claim that theoretical reason precludes the possibility of material miracles.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Philosophie, Wissenschaftstheorie und Religionswissenschaft
• Themengebiete: 100 Philosophie und Psychologie > 100 Philosophie ; 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 530 Physik
• ISSN: 1369-4154
• Sprache: Englisch