Belief, Sincerity, and Certainty in Kant’s “Theodicy” Essay

• Chignell, Andrew ^[1]
  1. [1] Princeton University

     Princeton University

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Con-textos Kantianos: International Journal of Philosophy, ISSN-e 2386-7655, Vol. 23, 2026, págs. 79-86
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5209/kant.107843
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  • In this brief paper I offer an interpretation of what “sincerity” and “certainty” mean in the context of Kant’s discussion of the story of Job in the “Theodicy” essay.  I argue that, for Kant, the encounter with evil ideally leads various commitments to become reflective.

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