Please note the following upcoming event as part of the Macquarie University Philosophy Work in Progress Seminar Series.
Making Sense of Kant's Ethics through the Backdoor: General Conception of Duties towards Oneself in Baumgarten and Kant Toshiro Osawa (MQ) 1-2pm, Tuesday, 18th August Building W6A, Rm107 ***NOTE ROOM**** The ethics of Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (1714-62) exerted significant influence on the formation of Kant’s ethics. The extent of this influence, however, has not been sufficiently investigated in Kantian scholarship. This paper seeks to address this gap, by exploring the ways in which Baumgarten and Kant construe 'duties towards onesel' in general. For this purpose, I proceed as follows: first, I examine Baumgarten’s general conception of duties towards oneself; second, I discuss how Kant re-conceptualises these duties. I will conclude that Kant carefully reformulates many of the topics, concepts, and questions, which Baumgarten deals with under the heading of duties towards oneself in his 'Ethica philosophica' (first ed. 1740), as various forms of antinomy in direct response to Baumgarten’s exposition of them. Feel free to bring your lunch. Contact: Rachael Brown (rachael.br...@mq.edu.au), Adam Hochman ( adam.hoch...@mq.edu.au), Mike Olson (michael.ol...@mq.edu.au) A google calendar with details of other events in this series is available for viewing and subscription by following this link: http://tinyurl.com/k85h2dl UPCOMING SPEAKERS 1 Sep Albert Atkin (MQ) 8 Sep Jennifer Mensch (UWS) Sep 15 & 22: No Seminars due to mid-semester break 29 Sep Glenn Carruthers (MQ) 6 Oct Nick Smith (MQ)
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