God, freedom and immortality cannot be assumed for practical use unless speculative reason is deprived of its pretension to insight beyond experience
I cannot even assume God, freedom and immortality for the sake of the necessary practical use of my reason unless I at the same time deprive speculative reason of its pretension to extravagant insights.
B xxix–xxx, the main clause: "Ich kann also Gott, Freiheit und Unsterblichkeit zum Behuf des nothwendigen praktischen Gebrauchs meiner Vernunft nicht einmal annehmen, wenn ich nicht der speculativen Vernunft zugleich ihre Anmaßung überschwenglicher Einsichten benehme" (AA 3:18.33–37). Kant's "also" marks it as a conclusion from what precedes (the positive use of critical principles, 3:18.30–33); the "weil" clause that follows gives the reason the map formalizes.
Depends on
- a-kant-practical-assumption-requires-removing-speculative-pretensionGod, freedom and immortality cannot be assumed for practical use unless speculative reason gives up its pretension to insight beyond experience
Supports
- c-kant-knowledge-annulled-for-faithKnowledge had to be annulled to make room for faith