Schleliermacher Flashcards
what is Schleiermacher book and when was it published
on religion; 1799
what is Schleiermacher opinion on Kant’s moral theory and why
rejects: someone can be moral without being religious, therefore religion can’t just be about morality
what is Schleiermacher on propositional religion
rejects; someone can have all the knowledge in the world about all the religious scriptures but still not understand religion at its core
‘if you dont have the connection to the infinite then you arent religios, regardless of how many doctrines you memorize ‘
what is religion for Schleiermacher
immediate feeling of infinite and eternal; sense and taste of the infinite, sense of being wholly dependent on something else
the feeling of absolute dependence on the infinite
what is superstition for Schleiermacher
believing dogmas and doctrines are religion