Stephen R Palmquist
Biographic Data
| ID | 1695268 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen R Palmquist |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen R |
| FAMILY NAME | Palmquist |
| SIGNATURE | PALMQUIST S R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hong Kong Baptist University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9448-8793 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
How is Religious Experience Possible? On the (Quasi-Transcendental) Mode of Argument in Kant’s Religion
Kant’s general mode of argument in Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason , especially his defence of human nature’s propensity to evil, is a matter of considerable controversy: while some interpret his argument as strictly a priori , others interpret it as anthropological. In dialogue with Allen Wood’s recent work, I defend my earlier claim that Religion employs a quasi-transcendental mode of argument, focused on the possibility of a specific…
Responses to Critics: What Makes Mysticism Critical? ( Or , What Makes Critique Mystical?)
After summarizing the content of my book, Kant and Mysticism (Palmquist 2019), I warn against four preliminary misconceptions. The book never argues that Kant viewed himself as a mystic, fully acknowledges Kant’s negative view of mysticism, offers no comprehensive overview of mystical traditions, and aims to initiate a dialogue, not to have the final word. I then respond to the foregoing essays by the five critics
The Paradox of Inwardness in Kant and Kierkegaard: Ronald Green's Legacy in Philosophy of Religion
Aside from bioethics, the main theme of Ronald Green's lifework has been an exploration of the relation between religion and morality, with special emphasis on the philosophies of Immanuel Kant and Søren Kierkegaard. This essay summarizes and assesses his work on this theme by examining, in turn, four of his relevant books. Religious Reason (1978) introduced a new method of comparative religion based on Kant's model of a rational religion. Religi…
Chapter 16. Kant’s Lectures on Philosophical Theology – Training-Ground for the Moral Pedagogy of Religion?
Kant maintained a deep interest in theology and religion throughout his life, yet he lectured on philosophical theology only a few times -probably once in the summer semester of 1774 and three times in the mid-1780s: the winter semesters of 1783/84 and 1785/86, and the summer semester of 1787.1 Perhaps partly for this reason, his decision to devote his publications, during the several years immediately following publication of the third Critique …
What is Kantian Gesinnung ? On the Priority of Volition over Metaphysics and Psychology in Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason
Kant’s enigmatic term Gesinnung baffles many readers of Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason . This study clarifies the notion in Kant’s theories of both general moral decision-making and specifically religious conversion. It is argued that Kantian Gesinnung is volitional, referring to a person’s principle-based choice to live a certain way. More specifically, interpreted as principled ‘conviction’, Kantian Gesinnung is a religiously manifes…
Cultivating Personhood: Kant and Asian Philosophy
Authors from all over the world unite in an effort to cultivate dialogue between Asian and Western philosophy. The papers forge a new, East-West comparative path on the whole range of issues in Kant studies. The concept of personhood, crucial for both traditions, serves as a springboard to address issues such as knowledge acquisition and education, ethics and self-identity, religious/political community building, and cross-cultural understanding.…
Kant's Ethics of Grace: Perspectival Solutions to the Moral Difficulties with Divine Assistance
Kant’s theory of religion has often been portrayed as leaving no room for grace. Even recent interpreters seeking to affirm Kantian religion find his appeal to grace unconvincing, because they assume the relevant section of Religion (Second Piece, Section One, Subsection C) is an attempt to construct a theology of divine assistance. Yet Kant’s goal in attempting to solve the three "difficulties" with belief in grace is to defend an ethics of grac…
Three Perspectives on Abraham's Defense against Kant's Charge of Immoral Conduct
Throughout history no mere mortal has been more revered and esteemed by so many diverse people than Abraham, great patriarch of the three enduring monotheistic religions. Yet Judaism, Christianity and Islam all agree that this man attempted to kill his own, innocent son, an act so dastardly that it would normally be judged both immoral and illegal in any civil society. Surprisingly, the scriptures of these three religious faiths praise Abraham fo…
Kant's Quasi‐Transcendental Argument for a Necessary and Universal Evil Propensity in Human Nature
In Part One of Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason , Kant repeatedly refers to a “proof” that human nature has a necessary and universal “evil propensity,” but he provides only obscure hints at its location. Interpreters have failed to identify such an argument in Part One. After examining relevant passages, summarizing recent attempts to reconstruct the argument, and explaining why these do not meet Kant's stated needs, I argue that the el…
Kant's Critical Hermeneutic of Prayer
This essay is a systematic exposition and partial defense of Kant's philosophy of prayer. "Does Kant even HAVE a philosophy of prayer?" you may ask. Read on...and you'll see
Kant's “Appropriation” of Lampe's God
It would be difficult to find a philosopher who has suffered more injustices at the hands of his commentators (friends and foes alike) than Immanuel Kant. This is particularly true when it comes to the many anecdotes that commentators are, for some reason, quite fond of reciting about Kant. The problem is that such tales are often used surreptitiously to twist Kant's own explicit claims about what he was attempting to accomplish, so that when his…
Kant's Quasi‐Transcendental Argument for a Necessary and Universal Evil Propensity in Human Nature
In Part One of Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason , Kant repeatedly refers to a “proof” that human nature has a necessary and universal “evil propensity,” but he provides only obscure hints at its location. Interpreters have failed to identify such an argument in Part One. After examining relevant passages, summarizing recent attempts to reconstruct the argument, and explaining why these do not meet Kant's stated needs, I argue that the el…
Kant's Ethics of Grace: Perspectival Solutions to the Moral Difficulties with Divine Assistance
Kant’s theory of religion has often been portrayed as leaving no room for grace. Even recent interpreters seeking to affirm Kantian religion find his appeal to grace unconvincing, because they assume the relevant section of Religion (Second Piece, Section One, Subsection C) is an attempt to construct a theology of divine assistance. Yet Kant’s goal in attempting to solve the three "difficulties" with belief in grace is to defend an ethics of grac…
Kant's Critical Hermeneutic of Prayer
This essay is a systematic exposition and partial defense of Kant's philosophy of prayer. "Does Kant even HAVE a philosophy of prayer?" you may ask. Read on...and you'll see
Kant's “Appropriation” of Lampe's God
It would be difficult to find a philosopher who has suffered more injustices at the hands of his commentators (friends and foes alike) than Immanuel Kant. This is particularly true when it comes to the many anecdotes that commentators are, for some reason, quite fond of reciting about Kant. The problem is that such tales are often used surreptitiously to twist Kant's own explicit claims about what he was attempting to accomplish, so that when his…
Kant's Critical Hermeneutic of Prayer
This essay is a systematic exposition and partial defense of Kant's philosophy of prayer. "Does Kant even HAVE a philosophy of prayer?" you may ask. Read on...and you'll see
Kant's Quasi‐Transcendental Argument for a Necessary and Universal Evil Propensity in Human Nature
In Part One of Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason , Kant repeatedly refers to a “proof” that human nature has a necessary and universal “evil propensity,” but he provides only obscure hints at its location. Interpreters have failed to identify such an argument in Part One. After examining relevant passages, summarizing recent attempts to reconstruct the argument, and explaining why these do not meet Kant's stated needs, I argue that the el…
Three Perspectives on Abraham's Defense against Kant's Charge of Immoral Conduct
Throughout history no mere mortal has been more revered and esteemed by so many diverse people than Abraham, great patriarch of the three enduring monotheistic religions. Yet Judaism, Christianity and Islam all agree that this man attempted to kill his own, innocent son, an act so dastardly that it would normally be judged both immoral and illegal in any civil society. Surprisingly, the scriptures of these three religious faiths praise Abraham fo…
Cultivating Personhood: Kant and Asian Philosophy
Authors from all over the world unite in an effort to cultivate dialogue between Asian and Western philosophy. The papers forge a new, East-West comparative path on the whole range of issues in Kant studies. The concept of personhood, crucial for both traditions, serves as a springboard to address issues such as knowledge acquisition and education, ethics and self-identity, religious/political community building, and cross-cultural understanding.…
Kant's Ethics of Grace: Perspectival Solutions to the Moral Difficulties with Divine Assistance
Kant’s theory of religion has often been portrayed as leaving no room for grace. Even recent interpreters seeking to affirm Kantian religion find his appeal to grace unconvincing, because they assume the relevant section of Religion (Second Piece, Section One, Subsection C) is an attempt to construct a theology of divine assistance. Yet Kant’s goal in attempting to solve the three "difficulties" with belief in grace is to defend an ethics of grac…
Chapter 16. Kant’s Lectures on Philosophical Theology – Training-Ground for the Moral Pedagogy of Religion?
Kant maintained a deep interest in theology and religion throughout his life, yet he lectured on philosophical theology only a few times -probably once in the summer semester of 1774 and three times in the mid-1780s: the winter semesters of 1783/84 and 1785/86, and the summer semester of 1787.1 Perhaps partly for this reason, his decision to devote his publications, during the several years immediately following publication of the third Critique …
What is Kantian Gesinnung ? On the Priority of Volition over Metaphysics and Psychology in Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason
Kant’s enigmatic term Gesinnung baffles many readers of Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason . This study clarifies the notion in Kant’s theories of both general moral decision-making and specifically religious conversion. It is argued that Kantian Gesinnung is volitional, referring to a person’s principle-based choice to live a certain way. More specifically, interpreted as principled ‘conviction’, Kantian Gesinnung is a religiously manifes…
The Paradox of Inwardness in Kant and Kierkegaard: Ronald Green's Legacy in Philosophy of Religion
Aside from bioethics, the main theme of Ronald Green's lifework has been an exploration of the relation between religion and morality, with special emphasis on the philosophies of Immanuel Kant and Søren Kierkegaard. This essay summarizes and assesses his work on this theme by examining, in turn, four of his relevant books. Religious Reason (1978) introduced a new method of comparative religion based on Kant's model of a rational religion. Religi…
Responses to Critics: What Makes Mysticism Critical? ( Or , What Makes Critique Mystical?)
After summarizing the content of my book, Kant and Mysticism (Palmquist 2019), I warn against four preliminary misconceptions. The book never argues that Kant viewed himself as a mystic, fully acknowledges Kant’s negative view of mysticism, offers no comprehensive overview of mystical traditions, and aims to initiate a dialogue, not to have the final word. I then respond to the foregoing essays by the five critics
How is Religious Experience Possible? On the (Quasi-Transcendental) Mode of Argument in Kant’s Religion
Kant’s general mode of argument in Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason , especially his defence of human nature’s propensity to evil, is a matter of considerable controversy: while some interpret his argument as strictly a priori , others interpret it as anthropological. In dialogue with Allen Wood’s recent work, I defend my earlier claim that Religion employs a quasi-transcendental mode of argument, focused on the possibility of a specific…
Philosophy (10 works) · Epistemology (9 works) · Philosophical Ethics and Theory (7 works) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (6 works) · Theology (5 works) · War, Ethics, and Justification (5 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Religious studies (3 works)