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SUMMARY:Kant’s Philosophy of Nature
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DESCRIPTION:<p><u>Masterclass with Eckart F&ouml\;rster (Johns Hopkins/HU-Berlin) and Dalia Nassar (Sydney)</u></p>\n\n<p>The University of Sydney\, June 9-11\, 2015</p>\n\n<p>Theme: <u>Kant&rsquo\;s Philosophy of Nature</u></p>\n\n<p><u><br> </u></p>\n\n<p>The Masterclass is organized for a small group of advanced graduate students working on dissertations in German idealism\, with special emphasis on the philosophy of nature. </p>\n\n\n<p>In remarks in the <em>Encyclopedia</em> Hegel credits Kant&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;construction&rdquo\; of matter and his notion of &ldquo\;inner purposiveness&rdquo\; with revitalizing the idea of a <em>Naturphilosophie</em>. &ldquo\;With this concept of inner purposiveness\,&rdquo\; Hegel writes\, &ldquo\;Kant has resuscitated the idea in general and especially the idea of life&rdquo\; (#55A). In turn\, Kant&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;construction&rdquo\; of matter in the <em>Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science</em> has the &ldquo\;merit of having made a beginning toward a concept of matter and of having revived with this attempt the concept of a <em>Naturphilosophie</em>&rdquo\; (#262A). </p>\n\n\n\n<p>The masterclass will take Hegel&rsquo\;s remarks as its starting point and motto\, and pose the following questions:</p>\n\n\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; In what sense were Kant&rsquo\;s dynamic account of matter and notion of inner purposiveness essential for the development of a philosophy of nature?</p>\n\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; How did Kant &ldquo\;construct&rdquo\; matter and on what ground did he develop a notion of inner purposiveness? </p>\n\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; What did Kant mean by inner purposiveness\, and what is its relation to a possible/impossible &ldquo\;construction&rdquo\; of a living body?</p>\n\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Did his results in fact furnish the seeds of a philosophy of nature\, or did they\, rather\, offer conflicting and ultimately untenable accounts of the natural world? </p>\n\n\n<p>Participants will be expected to have read the second part of the <em>Critique of Judgment</em> as well as Chapter 2 (&ldquo\;The Metaphysical Foundations of Dynamics&rdquo\;) of the <em>Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science </em>before the masterclass. The masterclass will be devoted to an intensive discussion of key themes in these two texts\, and to student presentations on these themes. </p>\n\n\n<p>The masterclass will take place over three days (June 9\, 10\, 11) and will be followed by a conference on the Philosophy of Nature in the Era of German Idealism (June 15-17\, 2015). Eckart F&ouml\;rster will be a keynote speaker at the conference.</p>\n\n<p>To apply\, please send a short CV and a brief statement of interest (max. 500 words) before 15 February 2015 to Dalia Nassar <a target="_blank">dalia.nassar@sydney.edu.au</a></p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note: places are limited. Notification by 15 March 2015. </p>
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