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The position and function of God in Kant morality

2006
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Advisor: Prof. Kazım Sarıkavak

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God?s being (exizsting) problem has an important role in Kant?smorality philosophy, because faith of God is necessary in order to tend tomorality. Kant?s act of morality wich he desires them to be universal, owetheir conservant absoltulism to God in changing world and changing time.Forasmuch God is completing Kant?s morality system. Kant in his work of art?Religion solely within the morality ? mentiones a lot of about God?s beingmatter.n Kant?s morality philosophy, his belief in Gods existence origin is notwith knowlwdge, it is originated by faith.Because teorical mind can not ensurea valid prof to the God?s existance. Faith in God, is the prerequisite for beingmoral. Backwardation, God concept is the requirement of ?surpassing Good?whic is the main purpose of will of morality act.Human being are dreaming of being happy in their lifetime. God id theWho could give the happines expected by them. Human beings should bedecent ( have good moral) in order to deserve the happines. n this way,there is a strong and unbreakable connection between morality and God?sexistance. n Kant?s system, this condition of God?s existance to be moralcreates argument. Kant don?t exclude God?s idea from Religion, namelyGod?s faith is not related with the Religion. Kant has already critisted thehistory and emprically designet Religions.Kant?s apprehension of God conserves certain problems. According toKant God?s existance is out of time and space so God is the creator of thingout of time and space. At the same time is connected to time and space. Thissituation causes a contradiction. Another contradictory thıng is since God isnot creator of human beings aida, human beings are free but if it consideredthat human beings freedom from them. n Kant?s system, idea of freedomhave some trouble in practical life. Kant in his system so as to preserve thefreedom, by making the God passive by forming him as the creator oftimeless and spaceless things. Kant places the human beings in the center.

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Dr. Gülşah Bakubala

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Gülşah Bakubala (Master Thesis). The position and function of God in Kant morality, 2006, Gazi University.

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