Kant

LIT 331

An introduction to Kant's Critique of Pure Reason with an emphasis on the enduring relevance of Kant’s thought for current debates in epistemology, aesthetics and critical studies of race and gender. Discussion of Kant’s relation to his most important interlocutors, especially Émilie Du Châtelet and David Hume.

Taught by Professors Maya Kronfeld & Andrew Janiak

T/TH 3:05 - 4:20pm, Friedl 107

Immanuel Kant's philosophy, its background and influence. His early work in metaphysics and ethics and his mature philosophy of the 'Critical Period' in which he wrote The Critique of Pure Reason, The Critique of Practical Reason, and The Critique of Judgment. Recommended prerequisite or corequisite: Philosophy 201.
Imanuel Kant book cover "Critique of Pure reason"
Curriculum Codes
  • W
  • CZ
Cross-Listed As
  • PHIL 331
Typically Offered
Fall and/or Spring