Abstract

As we know, Kant was deeply affected by the development of natural science, especially Newtonian science. However, as a philosopher, he has sought to explain the principles of natural science and for this purpose founded a very complex philosophical system. In his Philosophical system, Reason in two distinct areas of act and thought has a Different Sentences. He believes that in the realm of theoretical knowledge, wisdom has limited for religious faith to be opened. Kant sought to break with the cognitive and human knowledge in both theory and practice and belong to the field of science to Theoretical dimension and religion to practice Dimension Declare that science and religion should never be assumed that conflicting according to Kant, the religion founded on ethics. Hence the moral and ethical law takes us towards religion. Therefore, Kant Distinguish science dimension and religion dimension and eliminate Conflict between the two realms. In this paper, we will Try to investigate Kant's theory about Religion and Science dimensions, theoretically review The Distinguish between the two dimensions. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s4p558

Highlights

  • One of the most important issues in the field of philosophy of religion is pertained to the issue of relationship between religion and science

  • It has thought that the Church won the discussion, but after a period it cleared that it is the view of Galileo that is justified in the terms of distinguishing between religion and science

  • It is Kant that presents the best justification about the quality of distinction between religion and science, because he divided between the realm of pure reason –which is science belongs to that- and the realm of practical reason – which religion related to that as a result of morals

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Summary

Introduction

One of the most important issues in the field of philosophy of religion is pertained to the issue of relationship between religion and science. On the one hand, there have been some philosophers who followed him in this theory completely or partially and some of them tried to reform his theory or updated that or some of them have presented some theories that its foundations are based on the theory of Kant in distinguishing between religion and science. On the other hand, there are many that have tried to critique his theory These kind of facing reveals the importance of his theory. Because of this significance, we try to represent a review of the theory of Kant in the terms of independence between the realm of religion and science. Kant and new philosophy of religion (Firestone & Palmquist, Kant and New Philosophy of Religion, 2006)

Metaphysics as the Specified Realm
The Solution
Bonne Volonte
The Explanation
Definition of Religion
Relationship between Religion and Reason in General and Specified Meaning
Science and Religion as Separate Realms
Conclusion
Future Research Directions
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