[SydPhil] Seminar: Colin Marshall @ Wed 14 Nov 2012 15:30 (Seminars)

[Gregory Strom]

Dear everyone,

Colin Marshall will present the following talk on November 14 in the
Wednesday philosophy seminar series at the University of Sydney.

Best,
Greg Strom

Title:
Why does Kant deny we can perceive necessities?

Abstract:
Throughout his mature philosophy, Kant relies on the principle that our
knowledge of necessity must be a priori - a principle that many
philosophers today still accept. Though Kant implies that this is a  basic
principle, I will argue that it is not. Kant's own philosophy offers three
impressive prima facie challenges to the principle, which raise the
question of why Kant accepts it. I propose what I take to be the most
plausible justification Kant might have had for the principle, and suggest
that Kant in fact accepted a weaker form of the principle than most of his
readers have assumed.

*When*
Wed 14 Nov 15:30 – 17:30 Eastern Time - Melbourne, Sydney
*Where*
The Refectory, USYD
(map<http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=The+Refectory,+USYD&hl=en-GB>
)
*Calendar*
Seminars
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