Philosophy and Religion in German Idealism (eBook) von William Desmond

Philosophy of Religion After the Death of God.- Kant on Religion in the Role of Moral Schematism.- Wishful Thinking Concerning Fichtes Interpretation of the Postulates of Reason in His Versuch Einer Kritik Aller Offenbarung (1792).- The Unsatisfied Enlightenment Faith and Pure Insight in Hegels Phenomenology of Spirit.- Religion, Morality and Forgiveness in Hegels Philosophy.- The Finite Does Not Hinder Hegels Philosophy of Christian Religion Placed Against the Backdrop of Kants Theory of the Sublime.- Hegel on Reason, Faith and Knowledge.- Religion and the Poverty of Philosophy.

This book contains the selected proceedings of a conference on Religion in German Idealism which took place in Nij- gen (Netherlands) in January 2000. The conference was - ganized by the Centre of German Idealism, which co-or- nates the research on classical German philosophy in the Netherlands and in Belgium. Generous support of the Dutch Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has made this conference possible. A few months after the conference Ludwig died, and this circumstance unexpectedly delayed efforts to bring the proceedings of the conference to p- lished form. We are now happy to present those proce- ings, dedicated to the memory of the founding father of the Centre. It was a great joy to work with Ludwig; it was an even greater joy to be reckoned amongst his friends. It was part of Ludwigs distinctive charisma that he was able to combine friendship together with collaboration in philo- phical and scholarly work. William Desmond Ernst-Otto Onnasch Paul Cruysberghs ix INTRODUCTION WILLIAM DESMOND, ERNST-OTTO ONNASCHand PAUL CRUYSBERGHS 1 The studies in this book testify to the intimate relation of philosophy and religion in German idealism, a relation not also devoid of tensions, and indeed conflicts. Idealism gave expression to a certain affirmation of the autonomy of p- losophical reason, but this autonomy was one that tried to take into account the importance of religion. Sometimes the results of this claim to autonomy moved towards criticism of religion.