On the morals-centeredness of Kant’s transcendental anthropology and on the role of morals in the human nature

Abstract

This article proves that the philosophical system of Kant is a system of transcendental anthropology, which acts a method in Kant’s pragmatic anthropology. The essence of transcendental anthropology is the metaphysics of morals. This role of morals manifests itself in the primacy of practical reason over the theoretical one. The humanity owes its development and existence to the practical reason. In Kant’s system, morality is the essence of humanity.

Keywords

• transcendental anthropology
• moral law
• teleological method
• postulates of practical reason
• morals
• thing-in-itself