The BSHP Antognazza Lecture (formally the Annual Lecture), features an accessible paper from a distinguished speaker in the history of philosophy. It is normally held in the autumn at a UK university. Attendance is free, and everyone is welcome.
Kant’s political philosophy is increasingly recognized as being rooted in the republican tradition. However, his Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, despite its rich use of political language and analogies, has hardly been examined through the lens of Kant’s republican commitments. In this paper, I begin by outlining Kant’s unique brand of republicanism. I then explore how the various formulations of the Categorical Imperative, Kant’s theory of autonomy, and his understanding of freedom of the will reflect his republican ideals. I argue that central elements of Kant’s republicanism suggest solutions to several longstanding problems in interpreting Kant’s moral theory.
Date: 8 November 2024
Time: 16:30
Place: University of Edinburgh, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, 7 George Square (Psychology Building), Room F21.
The Antognzza Lecture is named in memory of Prof. Maria Rosa Antognazza (1964-2023)
2023: Professor Peter Adamson, Kings College London / LMU, "Thinking With Rosa: Assent in the Islamic World" Click here to watch a recording
2022: Professor Clare Carlisle, King's College London, “Thought and Feeling: George Eliot and the Expansion of Philosophy” Click here to listen to recording
2021: Professor James A. Harris, “How to write a history of philosophy? The case of 18th-century Britain”, Newnham College, Cambridge.
2020: Prof. Jan Westerhoff, "For your eyes only: the Problem on Solipsism in Ancient Indian Philosophy", delivered online Click here to watch a recording.
2019: Prof. MM McCabe, "Taking time to talk: Plato's Euthydemus on the metaphysics of conversation", University of Aberdeen
2018: Prof. Sarah Hutton, "Women, Philosophy, and the History of Philosophy", Maison Francaise d'Oxford
2017: Prof. John Cottingham, "Why the History of Philosophy Matters", King’s College London
