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20714 | God is not proved by reason, but is a postulate of moral thinking [Kant, by Davies,B] |
Full Idea: Kant speaks of God not as something known or proved to exist by virtue of rational argument, but as a postulate of moral reflection (that is, of 'practical reason'). | |
From: report of Immanuel Kant (Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals [1785]) by Brian Davies - Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion 9 'Morality' | |
A reaction: Presumably it is a necessary postulate, which makes this a transcendental argument, surely? |