CFP: Kant's A-Deduction

Call for Abstracts

Kant’s A-Deduction

December 12-13, 2016

University of Leuven, Belgium

Submission Deadline: September 15, 2016

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Manfred Baum (Wuppertal)

Corey W. Dyck (Western Ontario)

Giuseppe Motta (Graz)

Alexandra Newton (Illinois)

The Institute of Philosophy at the University of Leuven invites submissions for a conference dedicated to Kant’s A-Deduction. For various reasons, many commentators tend to overlook the A-Deduction in favor of the 1787 edition. In contrast to that trend, this conference aims to interpret and assess Kant’s A-Deduction on its own terms and shed light on important insights that are pivotal to the Critique of Pure Reason as a whole. Papers focusing on any aspect of the A-Deduction are welcome. Themes of papers may include, but are not limited to: the argumentative structure of the A-Deduction, key concepts of the A-Deduction, the roles of the various faculties, the historical context of the A-Deduction (especially in view of Kant’s relationship to his contemporaries), and the fate of the A-Deduction (e.g. its reappraisal in the Opus postumum).

The conference aims at stimulating fruitful exchanges between established scholars, young researchers, and PhD students. Presentation time will be 25 minutes + 15 minutes for discussion.

Abstracts (between 400 and 800 words) should be sent in MSWord as attachment to:

[email protected]

Abstracts have to be prepared for double-blind review by removing any identification details. The author’s name, paper title, institutional position and affiliation, as well as contact information should be included in the body of the e-mail.

Notification of acceptance by September 30, 2016.

Please note that the organizers are unable to provide financial support for travel and lodging.

Organizers:

Henny Blomme (Leuven)

Karin de Boer (Leuven)

Maarten van Dyck (Ghent)

Geert van Eekert (Antwerp)

Arnaud Pelletier (Brussels)

Joris Spigt (Leuven)

Cody Staton (Leuven)

For inquiries concerning this event, please write to: [email protected]