Beyond in the hereafter

Thinking about secular transcendence

Abstract

The aim of this work is to speculate on the possibility of a secular transcendence and to keep the discussion open to this end. Starting from the principles that locate man in the universe, through Pascalian philosophical anthropology, and moving on to discuss these possibilities using thinkers such as Kant, Jaspers and Lonergan, the text develops around topics from the philosophy of the aforementioned thinkers that can be considered relevant to the theme we want to address. In this way, this work aims to provide the means to think about a secular transcendence, that is, a transcendence that is not tied to any religious faith, but which starts from man as a being capable of reflection and decision by his Reason.