Immanuel Kant, “Conjectural Beginning of Human History” (1786)
Faculty: Christina Hendricks
Lecture title: “Sapere Aude!”
Lecture date: September 16, 2013
Theme: Remake/Remodel
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- Discuss one or more of the implications of the narrative of the Fall in Genesis and/or Kant.
- Consider the relationship between humans and animals presented in Kant’s “Conjectural Beginning of Human History” and/or Genesis.
- In what ways and to what end does Kant remake/remodel Genesis?
- Discuss the relation between fiction and truth in Kant’s “Conjectural Beginning of Human History.”
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