Immanuel Kant and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin as Inspirations for the Crisis Shaped World of the Twenty-First Century Cover Image

Immanuel Kant a Pierre Teilhard de Chardin jako inspirace pro krizový svět XXI. století
Immanuel Kant and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin as Inspirations for the Crisis Shaped World of the Twenty-First Century

Author(s): Hendrich Breuer, Božena Kadeřábková, Jan NEUGEBAUER, Marek Vokoun
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Epistemology, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Contemporary Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Immanuel Kant; Pierre Teilhard de Chardin; Philosophy; Science; Religion; Critique of Reason; Freedom Evolution; Omega Point; Globalisation; Moral Responsibility; Cosmology; Ethics Contemporary Crises;

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the philosophical concepts of Immanuel Kant and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin as two distinct yet complementary frameworks for reflecting on freedom, knowledge, and responsibility in the context of global challenges. Kant conceives freedom as the autonomy of reason grounded in the moral imperative, while Teilhard understands it as an evolutionary process and the individual’s participation in transcendent unification – the Omega Point (God). By interweaving their ontological, epistemological, and ethical perspectives, the article proves that the legacy of both thinkers constitutes a call to integrate reason, ethics, and spirituality as the foundation of a responsible human relationship to existence in the twenty-first century.

  • Issue Year: XXVIII/2026
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 117-136
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Czech
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