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Du mal radical au salut dans la Religion dans les limites de la simple raison: une instabilité créatrice Discussion de la lecture de Gordon Michalson

par Dispersyn, Eléonore
Référence Revue philosophique de Louvain, 109, 3, page (461-488)
Publication Publié, 2011-08

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The problem of salvation in Kant's Religion within the boundaries of mere reason is thorny, as it cannot be understood independently of that of radical evil. The two are indeed opposed and even appear to eliminate each other - since how can one explain salvation if one admits that human nature is radically corrupted by an evil that systematically impedes the maxim of all our moral actions? Furthermore, even if one envisages the possibility of moral renaissance, how can one justify having recourse to a discourse that is found beyond the limits of simple reason? From evil to salvation, should one entertain hope of despair for human nature, and what role does God play in this process? This article seeks to show that all of these questions constitute precisely the crux of a certain instability of Religion, which, far from emphasizing an incoherence or a fault in Kant's argumentation, rather bears witness to the creative richness of a new type of reasoning, that makes it possible to surpass traditional dualism between the sensible world and the intelligible world (transl. by J. Dudley) © 2011 Revue Philosophique de Louvain. Tous droits réservés.