The official Philosophy Seminar Series has begun for the 2022-2023 year.
The first talks of the year will be on Zoom.
The first speaker will be our own Dr. Ted Kinnaman on "Kant, Hamann, and the Regress Problem"
Abstract: Johann Georg Hamann was probably the first reader of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, and also its first critic. Hamann outlined what Colin Marshall has called the Regress Problem: Kant demands explanation of the possibility of all synthetic a priori claims; how, then, does he think a successful explanation works? I will explain the Regress Problem, with particular focus on Hamann's particular version of it, and canvas some possibilities for solving the problem.
Zoom meeting room: https://gmu.zoom.us/s/95060093303.
Though Seminar Series talks are oriented to faculty and grad students, this is a space where all who are interested in the topic are welcome and encouraged to attend. Any questions about the event should be directed to the colloquium committee organizer Dan Nicholson (dnicho@gmu.edu).
September 20, 2022