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This 11 page paper examines Kant's moral philosophy by placing it in context in terms of modernity and postmodernity. This paper examines what is modern about Kant's philosophy as well as how it can be defended against postmodern critiques. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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debates. Kant is perhaps most interesting due to his duality, showing evidence of his clear dedication to reason while also arguing the limits of reason in yet other works.
It is interesting therefore to undertake an exploration of Kants modernism, and to determine to what extent these two entities mesh. There is indeed modernism evident in Kants
moral philosophy, although this becomes tenuous when posed against postmodernist critiques. However, in the end it becomes evident that
his postmodern influence is indeed minimal, which places his work decidedly in the realm of modernism. The attributes of modernism and those of Kant are nearly identical, while postmodern
theory is replete with evidence of differences when compared to the theories of Kant. Understanding where Kant fits in to the modern/postmodern spectrum requires understanding of his specific philosophies,
as well as the guiding principles of both modernist and postmodern theory. It is then possible to compare the elements of each in order to make the appropriate analysis.
Kants Philosophy and its Modernity Kant spent the whole of his life treading tenaciously between the benefits and limitations of
reason (Kants Ethics, 2003). In his famous, Critique of Pure Reason, Kant "sought to answer the skepticism of empiricists like Hume and admonish the excesses of rationalists like Leibniz
and Wolff" (Kants Ethics, 2003). Essentially, Kant asserted that reason must be aided by experience in order to be useful, since we cannot attain knowledge beyond what we know
(Kants Ethics, 2003). Still, Kant went on to write, Critique of Practical Reason, which explored the idea that reason turned into action, was capable of achieving insight into human
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