Abstract

It is my contention that Kant makes an apparent contradiction in Religion within the Limits of Reason Alone with respect to the relationship between reason and Scripture. At the outset of Religion Kant states that he aims to discover whether reason can be found to be compatible and at one with Scripture. Kant goes about showing that reason and Scripture are united, however, he also maintains that reason and Scripture are distinct from each other. Hence, he seems to land himself in a contradiction. It is my intention to examine this apparent contradiction to see how and why Kant both unites and distinguishes reason and Scripture, and to see whether this contradiction poses a problem or is necessary to Kant's task.