scholarly journals Cohen and Natorp’s Philosophy of Religion: the Argument about the Boundary of Reason

2020 ◽  
pp. 54-71
Author(s):  
V. N. Belov
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Religion ◽  
Mutual Respect ◽  
Philosophical Thinking ◽  
Specific Nature ◽  
Special Place ◽  
Philosophical School ◽  
Classical Triad ◽  
Hermann Cohen

The philosophy of religion as presented by Hermann Cohen and Paul Natorp, the founders and main representatives of the Marburg School of Neo-Kantianism, is an important and at the same time controversial part of their philosophical systems. The discussion around the problems of religion began within the Marburg School and still continues among those who study that School. The reason for this is that “fitting” philosophical thinking about the phenomenon of religion into the classical triad of any system of philosophy, i. e. effectively formulating that phenomenon in logical concepts, ethical postulates and aesthetic principles touched the very foundations of that system. Drawing mainly on the rough notes and correspondence of Cohen and Natorp I argue that, in spite of internal and quite important differences over the problems of religion and its place in philosophical constructions, Cohen and Natorp, first, retained their commitment to critical idealism and remained loyal to their philosophical school to the end and, second, followed the principle of mutual respect, preserving their professional and human sympathy for each other. Besides, I substantiate my assertion that Marburg Neo-Kantians had different concepts of the special place of religion in the system of philosophy. The specific nature of this difference warrants the discussion not only of the boundary of reason and rationality but adds new dimensions to that boundary, filling it with content and thus broadening the very sphere of critical idealism. In the course of the discussion of the problems of religion, Paul Natorp (in a more immediate and extended fashion) and Hermann Cohen (largely potentially) stake a claim to projects for the serious transformation of philosophy which they tried to implement in their later works.

scholarly journals ‘That’s What Art Does’: Disclosing Religious and Ethical Possibilities Through Film

Sophia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikel Burley
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Religion ◽  
Religious Ethics ◽  
Philosophical Thinking ◽  
Form Of Life ◽  
Truth Claims ◽  
Dead Man

AbstractThe significance of narrative artworks as resources for, and possibly as instances of, philosophical thinking has increasingly been recognized over recent decades. Utilization of such resources in philosophy of religion has, however, been limited. Focusing on film in particular, this article develops an account of film’s importance for a ‘contemplative’ approach to philosophizing about religious ethics, an approach that prioritizes the elucidation of possibilities of sense over the evaluation of ‘truth claims’. Taking Dead Man Walking as a case in point, the article shows how this film facilitates an enhanced comprehension of specific concepts, most notably the concepts of faith, truth and love, as they feature within a characteristically Christian form of life.

scholarly journals The philosophical and religious ideas of D. Hume and their influence on the formation of the ideological field of philosophy of religion of I. Kant

2009 ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Iryna Horokholinska
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Religion ◽  
Human Existence ◽  
Philosophical Thinking ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
Human Culture ◽  
Spiritual Culture ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of

The focus of philosophical research attention on the theoretical and, where appropriate, specifically applied problems of religion is a phenomenon immanent and unpersuasive. Its relevance is explained by the fact that the reflexiveness of philosophical thinking always determines the search for the answer to the basic worldview questions and aims at grasping the standards of wisdom. The history of human civilization is confirmed by the fact that one of the major worldview issues that bothers man is the question of life and death, the meaning of human existence and the purpose of the world and, most often, in finding an answer to it, humanity turned to a religion that is vividly illustrated by the existence of the great the number of different doctrines and beliefs. It is no secret that a large number of people see in religion and the basis of wisdom, the ideological and axiological potential of its nurturing. Of course, this does not mean that within the human culture there is no attempt to find wisdom outside of religion and even against it. But in any case, it cannot be denied that the search for wisdom on the basis of religious outlook is historically natural, and even dominates spiritual culture in certain eras.

Trendelenburg, Friedrich Adolf (1802–72)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Adair-Toteff
Keyword(s):  
Great Influence ◽  
Wilhelm Dilthey ◽  
Middle Way ◽  
Philosophical School ◽  
Hermann Cohen ◽  
Legal Theorist

Trendelenburg was a philosopher, Aristotelian scholar and legal theorist who was known primarily because of his close critical analyses of Aristotle and his attempts to find a middle way between idealism and realism, which led to his argument with Kuno Fischer regarding Kant’s theory of space. Although he never founded any philosophical school he had great influence on a number of philosophers, including Hermann Cohen, Wilhelm Dilthey and Friedrich Paulsen.

scholarly journals Hermann Cohen i Drugi. Triumf i upadek „czystego rozumu”

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-57
Author(s):  
Jan Krasicki
Keyword(s):  
Moral Theory ◽  
Philosophy Of Religion ◽  
Pure Reason ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Franz Rosenzweig ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The Face ◽  
The One ◽  
Hermann Cohen

Hermann Cohen and the Other: The Triumph and Fall of “Pure Reason”The article poses the question of the contemporary validity and meaning of Hermann Cohen’s philosophical thought. It is argued that in order to understand its phenomenon one has to go beyond the epistemological and methodological perspectives in which Cohen’s work has usually been analyzed and probe into the philosopher’s deepest spiritual and intellectual formation — that of Judaism. The author claims that Cohen, otherwise a celebrated academic scholar, was first of all a rabbi, i.e. a teacher in the Judaist tradition. This is the context in which we can weigh his friendship with young Franz Rosenzweig — it was Rosenzweig who first recognized the revolutionary significance of Cohen’s philosophy of religion and utilized the latter in his seminal work The Star of Redemption Der Stern der Erlosung where he emphasized the late stage of Cohen’s intellectual evolution, especially the one associated with Religion der Vernunft aus den Quellen des Judentums 1919. This book is viewed as essentially a reinterpretation of Kant’s moral theory and philosophy of religion in terms of Judaism and the Bible, which in itself marks Cohen’s departure from critical idealism and his shift towards the dialogic philosophy. In this context one can see Cohen as a teacher of the German nation, someone who could accurately examine the dangers of the Romantic theory of the nation as well as the Romantic especially Fichtean version of Kant’s moral theory, dangers corroborated by 20th-century history. While stressing Cohen’s positive contribution to our understanding of the contemporary world, it should be added that the philosopher’s belief in the liberating potential of “pure reason” was heavily damaged in the face of the totalitarian ideas in modern Europe. It does not mean, however, that his thought has lost its potency. On the contrary, in the age of the crisis of rationality Cohen’s work may be seen as a vital testament. Its effectiveness, though, lies not in the power of “pure reason” but in the power of dialogue and the imperative to love one’s neighbor, a rational and free act which surpasses all religious and speculative constraints. Accordingly, the article concludes by pointing to the timeliness and validity of Cohen’s spiritual and intellectual legacy.

scholarly journals Circassia and the Crimean Khanate: the evolution of relationships (XVI-XVIII centuries)

2020 ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
Z.Yu. Adzinova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Ottoman Empire ◽  
National Culture ◽  
Historical Knowledge ◽  
Specific Nature ◽  
Culture Form ◽  
Special Place ◽  
The People

At present investigation of the regional history, which is an element of all-Russian and world processes, has acquired particular relevance, as it makes it possible to soak up the national culture, form national identity, and preserve socio-cultural values and traditions of the people. Relations between the Circassians and the Crimean Khanate developed during the 15th - 18th centuries and were ambiguous. The research considers the features of the dynamic, contradictory relations of the Circassians (the Adyghs) with the Crimean Khanate. In the research an attempt has been made to characterize the methods of spreading influence in Circassia used by the Ottoman Empire government and the khans of the Girey dynasty. Considerable attention is paid to military aggression, and, to diametrically opposed mechanisms for regulating relations between the Circassians and the Crimean Khanate, such as atalism and dynastic marriages of the Crimean khans and the Circassian girls. The article uses chronological problematic, idiographic and retrospective methods of historical knowledge. The author concludes that Circassia occupied a special place in the foreign policy of the Crimean Khanate. Specific nature of the relationships based on a mutual desire to stabilize them, consisted in the use of various methods of achievement.

Paul Natorp “Between the Ages”

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 129-151
Author(s):  
Todd Gooch
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Religion ◽  
First World War ◽  
World War ◽  
The First World War ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Religion Of Reason ◽  
Hermann Cohen ◽  
First World

Abstract This article seeks to provide a fuller account of the philosophy of religion of the Marburg Neo-Kantian, Paul Natorp (1854–1924), than has hitherto been available. It does so by describing important changes in Natorp’s thinking about religion between the publication of his early book, Religion innerhalb der Grenzen der Humanität (1894), and later writings in which he espouses a version of logos-mysticism strikingly at odds with the concept of a “religion of reason” put forward by his long-time Marburg colleague, Hermann Cohen (1842–1918). These differences are analyzed in relation to these two thinkers’ divergent views on philosophical systematics, and their respective experiences of the First World War.

scholarly journals Konsep Intelegensi Manusia dalam Pemikiran al-Ghazali dan al-Farabi

RELIGIA ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Lukman Hakim
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Studies ◽  
Philosophical Thinking ◽  
Theory Of Intelligence ◽  
Psychological Theories ◽  
Special Place ◽  
The World ◽  
Intelligence Theory ◽  
Similarities And Differences

Al-Ghazali and Al-Farabi are both Muslim figures who have a concern for psychology, especially their thoughts about intelligence. The thoughts of both are interesting to discuss because they have almost the same background in the field of philosophy and Sufism so that the approach in this study is used comparative studies with the object of discussion focused on the thoughts of the two figures. Al-Ghazali and Al-Farabi were two great figures in the world of philosophy and Sufism, besides that they also discussed several psychological theories, especially regarding the theory of intelligence. The results of this study found that there were several similarities and differences regarding the intelligence theory of Al-Ghazali and Al-Farabi, among them, both of which assume that rational souls are the highest position, according to al-Ghazali the soul that occupies the highest level is rational soul (al-aql) which is only possessed by humans. whereas the reason in al-Farabi's philosophical thinking occupies a special place as the base of his epistemology, including the philosophy of metaphysics that is related to creation.

Cohen, Hermann (1842–1918)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Norris
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Science ◽  
Philosophy Of Mind ◽  
Philosophy Of Religion ◽  
Comparative Theology ◽  
Philosophical Discourse ◽  
Science Ethics ◽  
Profound Influence ◽  
German Philosopher ◽  
Hermann Cohen

Hermann Cohen was a respected Jewish-German philosopher, who had a profound influence on various currents within the philosophical discourse of modernity. These currents included the philosophy of mind, epistemology, the philosophy of science, ethics, comparative theology, and the history and philosophy of religion.

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