Feeling, thinking, doing: ethics and religious self-consciousness in Kant and Schleiermacher

This article examines the relationship between Schleiermacher’s conception of religious self-consciousness and morality. It argues that Schleiermacher’s theological approach to morality provides a possible alternative to Kant’s philosophical attempt to ground religious belief in practical reason. Sc...

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Published in:Philosophy & theology
Main Author: Paeth, Scott 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Marquette Univ. Press [2016]
In: Philosophy & theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 311-329
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Kant, Immanuel 1724-1804 / Schleiermacher, Friedrich 1768-1834 / Ethics / Self-consciousness
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
NCA Ethics
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Summary:This article examines the relationship between Schleiermacher’s conception of religious self-consciousness and morality. It argues that Schleiermacher’s theological approach to morality provides a possible alternative to Kant’s philosophical attempt to ground religious belief in practical reason. Schleiermacher grounds morality in religious faith rather than the other way around. After tracing Kant’s approach to the question of religious faith and ethical thought through its development in the work of Fichte and Schelling, the article considers in more detail Schleiermacher’s approach to this issue.
ISSN:0890-2461
Contains:Enthalten in: Philosophy & theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5840/philtheol2016102459