What is Kant's "pure practical reason"

jancanc October 06, 2017 at 11:38 4150 views 5 comments

Pure practical reason: How best to understand this notion (in a more intuitive sense), more than just saying "reason alone guides conduct".?

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jancanc October 07, 2017 at 03:49 #112061 0 likes

Reply to tim wood My friend, I have read Kant for years. I have read the Critiques, and the Groundwork. Yet trying to convey his thoughts to others (esp. with regards to pure practical reason). to enable real understanding, is a most arduous task.

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jancanc October 07, 2017 at 06:10 #112089 0 likes

Reply to tim wood Some of these Kantian ideas....I have noticed that many people need to keep them in their mind constant lest they appear wholly unintelligible. A student can have a reasonable understanding of what is going on (with regards to pure practical reason, for example) after spending an hour with them. YET, see the same student in 1 or 2 weeks after discussing Kant's ideas with them, and they are like "don't understand, explain again!" Although the notion of a "good will" seems to stick....it's just putting all the parts together as a cohesive whole. Thank you for your reference- I looked at that ages ago. Have you read Karl Amerik's works?- I found them extremely helpful too.

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