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Douglas Wolk presents a drastically condensed awesome version of Kant's critique of aesthetic judgment.

cgc373 — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:21:01 -0800

Douglas Wolk's Ignite presentation of Kant's critique of aesthetic judgment. via Coilhouse

Major German Idealists

ornate insect — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:30:27 -0800

Society for German Idealism. Kant on the Web. North American Kant Society. North American Fichte Society. Hegel Society of America. Hegel Resource. Hegel. More Hegel. Schelling. Kant. Herder. Schiller.

"What happened to then?" "We passed it." "When?" "Just now. We're at now now."

voltairemodern — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:44:41 -0800

"It doubtless seems highly paradoxical to assert that Time is unreal, and that all statements which involve its reality are erroneous. ... I believe that time is unreal. But I do so for reasons which are not, I think, employed by any of the philosophers whom I have mentioned, and I propose to explain my reasons in this paper." ~McTaggart, The Unreality of Time, 1908. (Bonus: The Kant Song.)

...because any course of action can be made out to accord with the rule...

Alex404 — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:44:36 -0800

Is Kant wrong for America, or is deontism defensible? (via) The analysis of rule-following provided by the second link is truly fascinating. Some good discussion is occuring in this original post. For me personally, although the apparent transcendental power that mr. Orange Tan wants to grant the 'making of a rule' is certainly not in line with the later Wittgensteinian, his point concerning the insensibility of time-coordinated mooing can be interpreted as an argument for the grounding of the existence of rules in actual social practicability.

Citizens of the Universe? Maybe.

anotherpanacea — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:47:07 -0800

Cosmopolitanism is as old as the Stoics, but it is being perpetually renewed: Ulrich Beck, Seyla Benhabib, Martha Nussbaum, and Kwame Anthony Appiah weigh in. The Beck article has theses. You know you like theses: 1. Globalisation is anonymous control 2. A new perspective for a different approach to action 3. Only capital is permitted to break the rules 4. We, the consumers, constitute the counter-power 5. Sacrifice autonomy, gain sovereignty 6. A state towards which the nation is indifferent 7. Convert walls into bridges! Profit!

Beyond "Immanuel Kant was a real pissant."

anotherpanacea — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 19:45:49 -0800

What can I know? What should I do? For what may I hope?

In-depth Kant Podcasts

grahamwell — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:13:52 -0800

Kant. Modern thought begins with Kant yet his work is dense and hard to understand. Perhaps this set of lectures, some 12 hours in total from the University of Glasgow will help. Titled 'Kant's Epistemology' they cover most of the subject matter of the Critique of Pure Reason - an extremely ambitious task. They are free and appear to be available only for a limited period. Perhaps worth downloading now - to savour when you have an few idle years.

Kaliningrad

hob — Sun, 26 Jan 2003 22:33:31 -0800

Kaliningrad is the name of the little dot between Poland and Lithuania which lights up when you select "Russia" in the Axis Applet. It turns out to be a Special Economic Zone entirely surrounded by newly-minted EU members.

But before it was gobbled up by Russia in the wake of World War II, it was named Konigsberg. Founded in 1255 by Ottocar II (Not related to the Ottokars of Syldavia) of Bohemia, Konigsberg was the inspiration for the problem of the 7 Bridges and the name of two famous warships.