Kant's view of time from the perspective of theology and history
Kant's view of time has multiple dimensions and is spread over several categories of thoughts in his philosophy system.Besides the well-acknowledged epistemological views of time,he also expressed in his philosophy of religion a"circle"of time that comes from God and returns to God.This view of time with theological background is contained in his conception of universal history.The beginning of human history is conceived as the event of the Fall of human ancestors,while its end,rather than not a precise point in time,takes place at every moment in the whole course of time.Both the beginning of history and its end require the presupposition of the existence of God,but this does not cancel the subjective agency of the human itself.Rather,the beginning,the development,and the end of human history are all the results of the combined efforts of God and humans.In this thought,Kant responded to the many debates concerning time since ancient Greece,and advanced the view of Christian faith.
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