Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason Characters

Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason Character List

Mendelssohn

He is the author of Morning Hours and Letters to Lessing’s friends. Both texts validate ‘common sense.’

Jacobi

Jacobi is recognized for authoring Letters on the Doctrine of Spinoza which undercuts Mendelssohn’s philosophy on reasoning.

Witzenmann

He is the author of Results who “accuses Mendelssohn, in his appeal to “healthy reason of relying as much as Jacobi on religious faith.”

God

God is illustrative of ‘the highest good possible.’ Kant acknowledges that divine involvement is contributory to the realization of goodness.

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