The Leuven Kant Conference Goes Online

“The light dove, cleaving the air in its free flight, and feeling its resistance, might imagine that its flight would be even easier in empty space.” (CPR, A5/B8)

While the current crisis deeply affects our society in many ways, it need not entail the impossibility of the social and intellectual exchanges that academic conferences provide. In order to create, at this difficult time, a platform where Kant scholars can share their ideas, receive support and feedback, and create new bonds, we decided to organize a modified version of the Leuven Kant Conference by using the video conferencing tool Zoom.

Format

The three keynote lectures will be followed by a response and brief Q&A. The 21 researchers who were originally selected will present papers on various aspects of Kant’s work. The papers have been assigned to seven panels, each of which will last 90 minutes. The papers (3000-4000 words) will be circulated in advance among the participants in a specific panel. In each case, a short introduction by the presenter will be followed by questions and discussion. For this reason, all participants are expected to have prepared questions on the texts. Each panel will consist of a maximum of 20 participants.

In order to allow as many people as possible to participate, the conference takes place between 14.00 – 19.00 CET (Thursday – Friday) and 12.30 – 19.30 CET (Saturday).

Panels

1. Issues in Political Philosophy

2. Kant and his German Predecessors

3. The Moral Law

4. Natural Theology

5. Issues in the Critique of Pure Reason

6. Issues in Ethics / Political Philosophy

7. Miscellaneous

Registration

Registration is free but obligatory. Please register at the conference website and indicate in which panel(s) you want to participate (with a maximum of 4). Please list them in the order of your preference. All participants who register for at least one panel have access to the keynote lectures. You will receive the papers and Zoom links by email. Deadline for registration: May 15.

Contact: [email protected]