Strenghts And Weakness In Kant Argument Of Nature

A philosophical reflection on a disturbed relation with nature in the light of the ecological crisis

This study seeks to identify the frameworks of philosophical-theological co-operation between intuitions, ideas, beliefs and

convictions within Western history, which prepared the ground for what is now known as the ecological crisis. This crisis confronts

us with a human self-understanding in relation to nature particular to our time, which has become life threatening to the existence of

large sections of mankind as well as of numerous other living beings. It also aims to uncover those sources of wisdom and

knowledge within the Western history of philosophy and theology, which might be helpful in developing new perspectives for an

appropriate response to this crisis. Concern about living creatures now and in the future as well as doubts about the efficiency of the

contemporary, large-scale application of scientific rationality as the exclusive 'solution' to this crisis are, amongst others the

Part I analyses the historical-philosophical developments and conditions of a current way of Western thinking and livi

'same world' is entitled 'nature' in as far as we regard it 'as a dynamical whole' and inasmuch as we concentrate on the 'unity in the

in the light of Kant's concern regarding the possibility of human freedom in relation to morality. Like in his first Critique Kant, in his

only to the domain of terms or concepts, which stand for the real thing 'in rerum natura'. Theologically speaking God's will in

greatness of this cosmos, man as a living being is insignificant, reason why he has to behave himself in a humble way. This

Some topics in this essay:
Kant's Critique, According Kant, Immanuel Kant, Critique Kant, Critique Judgement, Leibniz Leibniz, Concept Nature, Locke Vico, Iris Murdoch, Club Rome', kant's critical, human freedom, ecological crisis, pure reason, concept freedom, kant's critical philosophy, kant's philosophy, factum convertuntur', relation nature, et factum, critical philosophy, et factum convertuntur', 'verum et factum, adage 'verum et, critique pure reason,