Kant is often said to be “the greatest of the modern philosophers” (Bertrand Russell). At the heart of Kant’s philosophy is the so-called Transcendental Deduction, a sophisticated argument for the conclusion that human knowledge is about how our minds interact with and structure the world, not about how the world is constituted “in itself.” In this course we seek to make sense of this argument as it is developed in his difficult book The Critique of Pure Reason (1781).
Register here to discover Kant’s philosophical revolution.
Course Details
- Course Dates: April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (2027)
- Course Time: 10:30am-12:00 pm PST
- Length: 5 weeks | 1.5 hours per week
- Instructor: Anders Kraal
- Prerequisites: None
- Price: $140 + GST (5%) = $147
Meet your Instructor
Dr. Anders Kraal joined the Department of Philosophy at UBC in 2015. He has published papers in various areas of philosophy, including the history and philosophy of logic, the philosophy of religion, and the history of early modern philosophy. He has a particular interest in the Problem of Evil, and the philosophical writings of David Hume, Søren Kierkegaard, and Bertrand Russell.