What’s it all about?
Immanuel Kant is a towering figure in modern philosophy if not the central one. His ideas encompass nothing less than the full range of the human experience.
In this session one of Australia’s foremost philosophers, Professor Graham Oppy, will focus on one area of Kant’s work: his views about God. So if you’d like a expert guide in this tricky terrain, please book in for this very special Laneway Learning night.
What will we cover?
Kant remains one of the largest influences on ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, political theory, and aesthetics.
In this class we will focus on one area of Kant’s work: his views about God, locating those in the overall context of his thought. In particular, he will explore Kant’s views on proofs of the existence of God expressed in his great but difficult work The Critique of Pure Reason.
Kant claimed to refute all theoretical arguments for the existence of God. Why was he trying to do this, and did he succeed in his aim?
We will concentrate on one of the more difficult and central areas of Kant’s ideas, his refutations of any theoretical argument for God’s existence. By getting to grips with section of his major work his other areas of thought may also become clearer.
Who will be teaching?
Graham Oppy is a Professor of Philosophy at Monash University. He has spent most of his academic career thinking about arguments about the existence of God.