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Kanflict: How Humans Have Risen Above The Divine


November 23, '96
Philosophy: Lily
Nov.22

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 decision must be made; to side with the
duality within each person, to be moral or follow the animalistic nature of
inclination. This inclination is the desire, primarily, to be happy.

To be moral means adhering to codes of goodness and selflessness.
This might involve running into a burning building to......

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