Does Kant Reduce Religion to Morality?
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I. Introduction: The myth and its source Does Kant reduce religion to morality? Before answering this question we must clarify just what it means to "reduce" one idea or way of thinking to another. What would it mean for someone to "reduce religion to morality"? Reductionism can be understood in either a loose or a strict sense, which we can call "explanatory" and "eliminative" reductionism, respectively.1 In the loose sense reductionism means explaining everything relevant
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im with burnt offerings, with yearling calves? Does the Lord take delight in thousands of rams, in ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my first-born for my rebellious acts, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**
im with burnt offerings, with yearling calves? Does the Lord take delight in thousands of rams, in ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my first-born for my rebellious acts, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**