Sobre a questão do espírito: sonhos de um visionário e suas contribuições para a ética crítica de kant

Abstract

Based on the text Dreams of a Spirit-Seer, the aim of this study is to investigate the problems of the spirit within Kant´s early thought, highlighting in such a context the early indications of criticism. The focus will be concentrated on the overcoming of Kant´s early metaphysics, in his work Dreams, and on the setting up of a new horizon for considering the problem of the spirit and metaphysics in general through a reflection on human will. Evidence of a shift in Kant´s way of thinking, whereby morals became the foundation of metaphysics, will be presented. Religion, in turn, should prove an important element within this new approach.