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Essay Archive - Kanflict: How Humans Have Risen Above The Divine
Kanflict: How Humans Have Risen Above The Divine
Until Emmanuel Kant, God, primarily the western Religion of
Christianity's concept of God, was of an elevated stature over humans when
concerning the issue of morality. This however was to be questioned due to this
philosophers works on this subject. All philosophers preceding him also tried to
solve and define this mystical thing called moral good.
For Kant this journey had a side benefit. He discovered that it was
all more impressive to be good as a human than God itself. For a human to do the
right or moral thing means that a deci....
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