Between Faith and Judgement

Kant’s Dual Conception of Moral Certainty

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ID20510317
AuthorsSara Di Giulio (0009-0001-6223-2144, University of Tübingen, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume29
Issue2
Pages187-207
Publication date2024-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueKantian Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1369-4154 • E-ISSN: 2044-2394
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1369415424000025
OpenAlexW4392658705
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited25

There are two main meanings in Kant’s concept of moral certainty ( moralische Gewissheit , certitudo moralis ): first, it applies to the kind of certainty embodied in rational faith in the existence of God and a future life; second, it applies to the conscientiousness ( Gewissenhaftigkeit ) required of an agent in the practice of moral judgement. Despite the growing attention to Kant’s theory of conscience and his concept of conscientiousness, this article is the first to discuss ‘moral certainty’ as the aim of ‘conscientiousness’ and to highlight the relevance of both notions in regard to moral education and the purposes of Kant’s ethical doctrines of method

Certainty · Epistemology · Faith · Good faith · Judgement · Political science · Theology · Law · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Theology and Philosophy of Evil · War, Ethics, and Justification

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