Brandon Love
Biographic Data
| ID | 9505677 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brandon Love |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brandon |
| FAMILY NAME | Love |
| SIGNATURE | LOVE B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hong Kong Baptist University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7149-1669 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Kant’s Version of Lessing’s Ditch
While Kant is often seen as agreeing with Lessing’s ditch, this paper argues that Kant provides his own version of the ditch between the historical and the rational. Lessing’s ditch concerns rational truths revealed in history; Kant’s version is more focused on the realization of rationality within history. Kant agrees with Lessing that rational truths are necessary and historical truths are contingent and dispensable. However, Kant views human n…
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Kant’s Version of Lessing’s Ditch
While Kant is often seen as agreeing with Lessing’s ditch, this paper argues that Kant provides his own version of the ditch between the historical and the rational. Lessing’s ditch concerns rational truths revealed in history; Kant’s version is more focused on the realization of rationality within history. Kant agrees with Lessing that rational truths are necessary and historical truths are contingent and dispensable. However, Kant views human n…
Christianity (1 work) · Globalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations (1 work) · Harmony (color) (1 work) · Kantian Philosophy and Modern Interpretations (1 work) · Natural (archaeology) (1 work) · Philosophical Ethics and Theory (1 work) · Philosophy of religion (1 work) · Rationality (1 work) · Sensibility (1 work)