Strenghts And Weakness In Kant Argument Of Nature

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losophies the cosmos, as an 'eternal jewel', shares goodness, beauty and rationality. Human thinking and senses
nourish and bask themselves in this indisputable, cosmic intimacy. In comparison with this the attention of early Christian
philosophers and theologians shifts from the visible creation to its invisible Creator. Although God's creation witnesses to His
goodness and rationality, nature becomes only a sign of them. The attention for the metaphysical dimension of human life is from
now on based on a longing for knowing the truth of an invisible Creator. According to Augustine this truth can be present in the
human soul and in principle be revealed by the internal Light. The human eye is from now on and primarily directed to the interior of
the human self and not anymore to the truths of an eternal, cosmic order. This shift in attention coincides with the Christian demand
to be a free human being, who has the obligation to honour and to love the Creator, not the creation. Respecting and loving the
cosmic order change radically int...