Kant on the ‘Wise Adaptation’ of Our Cognitive Faculties
The Limits of Knowledge and the Possibility of the Highest Good
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20510604 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dylan Shaul (0000-0001-5109-8907, University of California, Riverside, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 259-279 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Kantian Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-4154 • E-ISSN: 2044-2394 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1369415424000426 |
| OpenAlex | W4405452932 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
This article provides a new reconstruction and evaluation of Kant’s argument in §IX of the second Critique ’s Dialectic. Kant argues that our cognitive faculties are wisely adapted to our practical vocation since their failure to supply theoretical knowledge of God and the immortal soul is a condition of possibility for the highest good. This new reconstruction improves upon past efforts by greater fidelity to the form and content of Kant’s argument. I show that evaluating Kant’s argument requires settling various other issues in the interpretation of his moral philosophy, e.g. his account of moral psychology, motivation, education, and development
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Neuroscience · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Psychology · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |