Critical remarks on Religion in the public sphere' – Habermas between Kant and Kierkegaard

Authors

  • Roe Fremstedal Department of Philosophy, NTNU

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5324/eip.v3i1.1707

Keywords:

rationality, religion, truth claims, universality, validity claims

Abstract

This article provides a critical assessment of Habermas's recent work on religion and the role of religion in the public sphere by comparing it to Kant's philosophy of religion on the one hand and that of Kierkegaard on the other. It is argued that although Habermas is in many ways a Kantian, he diverges from Kant when it comes to religion, by taking a position which comes closer to the Kierkegaardian view that religiousness belongs to private faith rather than philosophy. This has implications not just for the conception of religion but also for the very roles of communication, validity, rationality, and philosophy.

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Published

2009-05-01

How to Cite

Fremstedal, R. (2009). Critical remarks on Religion in the public sphere’ – Habermas between Kant and Kierkegaard. Etikk I Praksis - Nordic Journal of Applied Ethics, 3(1), 27-47. https://doi.org/10.5324/eip.v3i1.1707

Issue

No. 1 (2009)

Section

Artikler - Articles

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