Unity in Reason: Mendelssohn on the Conflict between Common Sense and Speculation

The paper aims to clarify Mendelssohn’s stance on speculative philosophy by connecting the conflict between common sense and speculation with the notion of approval-drive. It argues that Mendelssohn identifies a principle of existence in the faculty of approval, aligning common sense with the divine...

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Autor: Sánchez de León Serrano, José María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Sentit comú
Metaphysics
Common sense
Mendelssohn, Moses, 1729-1786
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spelling Unity in Reason: Mendelssohn on the Conflict between Common Sense and SpeculationSánchez de León Serrano, José MaríaMetafísicaSentit comúMetaphysicsCommon senseMendelssohn, Moses, 1729-1786The paper aims to clarify Mendelssohn’s stance on speculative philosophy by connecting the conflict between common sense and speculation with the notion of approval-drive. It argues that Mendelssohn identifies a principle of existence in the faculty of approval, aligning common sense with the divine nature, thereby challenging the skepticism inherent in metaphysical speculation. By invoking God’s creative impetus, Mendelssohn demonstrates that the ontologically abundant world conceived by common sense is more consistent with the divine nature than the ontologically impoverished worlds envisioned by metaphysicians. This approach positions Mendelssohn within the tradition of Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz, emphasizing the role of the divine intellect as the guarantee of the accord between perceived and actual reality.MDPI2025202520242025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion14 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/219006Articles publicats en revistes (Filosofia)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15080971Religions, 2024, vol. 15, num.9https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15080971cc-by (c) José María Sánchez de León Serrano, 2024http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/2190062026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title Unity in Reason: Mendelssohn on the Conflict between Common Sense and Speculation
spellingShingle Unity in Reason: Mendelssohn on the Conflict between Common Sense and Speculation
Sánchez de León Serrano, José María
Metafísica
Sentit comú
Metaphysics
Common sense
Mendelssohn, Moses, 1729-1786
title_short Unity in Reason: Mendelssohn on the Conflict between Common Sense and Speculation
title_full Unity in Reason: Mendelssohn on the Conflict between Common Sense and Speculation
title_fullStr Unity in Reason: Mendelssohn on the Conflict between Common Sense and Speculation
title_full_unstemmed Unity in Reason: Mendelssohn on the Conflict between Common Sense and Speculation
title_sort Unity in Reason: Mendelssohn on the Conflict between Common Sense and Speculation
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sánchez de León Serrano, José María
author Sánchez de León Serrano, José María
author_facet Sánchez de León Serrano, José María
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Metafísica
Sentit comú
Metaphysics
Common sense
Mendelssohn, Moses, 1729-1786
topic Metafísica
Sentit comú
Metaphysics
Common sense
Mendelssohn, Moses, 1729-1786
description The paper aims to clarify Mendelssohn’s stance on speculative philosophy by connecting the conflict between common sense and speculation with the notion of approval-drive. It argues that Mendelssohn identifies a principle of existence in the faculty of approval, aligning common sense with the divine nature, thereby challenging the skepticism inherent in metaphysical speculation. By invoking God’s creative impetus, Mendelssohn demonstrates that the ontologically abundant world conceived by common sense is more consistent with the divine nature than the ontologically impoverished worlds envisioned by metaphysicians. This approach positions Mendelssohn within the tradition of Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz, emphasizing the role of the divine intellect as the guarantee of the accord between perceived and actual reality.
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