Self-knowledge as religious experience. On an aspect of Kant’s conception of the vocation of human beings

Gabriele Tomasi

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Published: Nov 24, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15581/009.48.3.515-541

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Tomasi, G. (2015). Self-knowledge as religious experience. On an aspect of Kant’s conception of the vocation of human beings. Anuario Filosófico, 48(3), 515-541. https://doi.org/10.15581/009.48.3.515-541

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Gabriele Tomasi e-mail

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I-35139 Padova (Italia)

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In this paper, I will deal with an aspect of Kant’s conception of our vocation (Bestimmung). I will argue that the way Kant conceives of our “higher” vocation, namely in terms of a vocation to moral selflegislation, allows for a religious experience of ourselves and in ourselves. In understanding herself in relation to the holiness of her pure will, a person might have a religious experience of herself, conceiving of her duties as divine commands, whilst also in a sense experiencing God in herself —in her personality.

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Vocation, self-legislation, selfexperience, religion, Kant

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Vol. 48 Num. 3 (2015): Self-awareness and self-knowledge according to Kant (Luis Placencia - Alejandro Vigo, assoc. eds.)

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Gabriele Tomasi, I-35139 Padova (Italia)