Exploring the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant
1724-1804
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Biography
•
Kantian epistemology (how do we know what
we know?)
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Problems from Rousseau and Hume
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Shift to the question of judgment (not “the apple
is red” but “I know the apple is red”
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The Critique as fundamental mode
What kind of judgments”
•
Analytic
synthetic
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A priori
objects have every change has a cause
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extension
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A posteriori Mont Blanc is
4610 meters high
How are synthetic a priori judgments
possible?
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Is there something that is human beyond being
French, English etc?
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Possibility of communication
•
Do I have reason to believe that I belong to a
universal community
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Significance of the fact that we do understand one
another
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These agreements are formal
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Thus we are formally in a community
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There is a higher truth which we cannot attain
•
(distinction of noumenal and phenomenal)
What is enlightenment?
•
“Dare to know”
Why indeed
do you hurry to remove things hurtful
to your eye, while if something is harmful to your
soul, you put off the time for curing it till next
year? Who begins a project has it half done;
dare to know;
begin!
Whoever postpones the hour of
living rightly is like the yokel who is waiting
until the river runs out: but it will glide
onwards and continue to glide forever in its flow.
(Horace,
Epistles
1.2.40)
Who is enlightened?
•
Having
one’s own
voice
•
The sources of immaturity
•
Public versus private
•
What conditions are necessary to speak as a
free person?
The Categorical Imperative
•
What principle makes moral judgments
possible?
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“Act only on that maxim which you can at the
same time make a universal law”
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Examples
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Suicide
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Lying
–
monogamy
Politics and International Relations
•
States in relation to each other
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When is war justifiable?
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Towards a Perpetual Peace
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The League
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Six articles that will reduce the likelihood of war
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Idea for a Universal History
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What makes for progress?
Delve into the profound philosophical works of Immanuel Kant, focusing on Kantian epistemology, the nature of judgments, synthetic a priori judgments, enlightenment, morality through the Categorical Imperative, and political theories advocating for perpetual peace. Kant's ideas challenge traditional notions and offer insightful perspectives on human understanding and ethical decision-making.
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Immanuel Kant 1724-1804
Biography Kantian epistemology (how do we know what we know?) Problems from Rousseau and Hume Shift to the question of judgment (not the apple is red but I know the apple is red The Critique as fundamental mode
What kind of judgments Analytic synthetic A priori objects have every change has a cause extension A posteriori Mont Blanc is 4610 meters high
How are synthetic a priori judgments possible? Is there something that is human beyond being French, English etc? Possibility of communication Do I have reason to believe that I belong to a universal community Significance of the fact that we do understand one another These agreements are formal Thus we are formally in a community There is a higher truth which we cannot attain (distinction of noumenal and phenomenal)
What is enlightenment? Dare to know Why indeed do you hurry to remove things hurtful to your eye, while if something is harmful to your soul, you put off the time for curing it till next year? Who begins a project has it half done; dare to know; begin! Whoever postpones the hour of living rightly is like the yokel who is waiting until the river runs out: but it will glide onwards and continue to glide forever in its flow. (Horace, Epistles 1.2.40)
Who is enlightened? Having one s own voice The sources of immaturity Public versus private What conditions are necessary to speak as a free person?
The Categorical Imperative What principle makes moral judgments possible? Act only on that maxim which you can at the same time make a universal law Examples Suicide Lying monogamy
Politics and International Relations States in relation to each other When is war justifiable? Towards a Perpetual Peace The League Six articles that will reduce the likelihood of war Idea for a Universal History What makes for progress?
