University of Tabriz Journal of Philosophical Investigations 2251-7960 11 21 2017 12 22 The Relationship between Two Secular and Theological Interpretations of the Concept of Highest Good in Kant: with respect to the criticism of Andrews Reath’s paper “Two Conceptions of the Highest Good in Kant” The Relationship between Two Secular and Theological Interpretations of the Concept of Highest Good in Kant: with respect to the criticism of Andrews Reath’s paper “Two Conceptions of the Highest Good in Kant” 93 107 16151 FA Reza Mahouzi Associate professor, Institute of Social and Cultural Studies (ISCS), Tehran, Iran Zohreh Saidi Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Institute of Culture, Art and Communication, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2017 02 21 <em>Discussing two common critiques on theological interpretations of the concept of the highest good in Kant’s moral philosophy in his paper, Two Conceptions of the Highest Good in Kant, Reath has invited readers to have a secular interpretation of this concept and pointed out its advantages. In the present paper, we will attempt to provide the main principles of Reath’s claims and demonstrate why Kant has stated both of these interpretations in all of his critical works—a subject that has confused Reath. For this purpose, we will indicate that in both of the above interpretations, Kant has offered the concept of the highest good in a historical context, in which the intellectual idea of the highest good as a desired ultimate totality makes the intellect to grow in history and cultivate the talents of human kind through numerous conflicts embedded in nature.</em> <em>Discussing two common critiques on theological interpretations of the concept of the highest good in Kant’s moral philosophy in his paper, Two Conceptions of the Highest Good in Kant, Reath has invited readers to have a secular interpretation of this concept and pointed out its advantages. In the present paper, we will attempt to provide the main principles of Reath’s claims and demonstrate why Kant has stated both of these interpretations in all of his critical works—a subject that has confused Reath. For this purpose, we will indicate that in both of the above interpretations, Kant has offered the concept of the highest good in a historical context, in which the intellectual idea of the highest good as a desired ultimate totality makes the intellect to grow in history and cultivate the talents of human kind through numerous conflicts embedded in nature.</em> https://philosophy.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_16151_41812fa8ac7b2c6cedf8aca4a8289c52.pdf