Decolonizing Kant

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Goethe-Institut Niederlande

Philosophical dialogue on Kant and decolonization

Goethe-Institut Amsterdam

A philosophical dialogue moderated by Andrea Esser.Guests: Pauline Kleingeld, Huaping Lu-Adler, Reza Mosayebi.2024 marks the 300th birthday of Immanuel Kant, one of the leading thinkers of the Enlightenment and a lasting inspiration for philosophers of all subdisciplines. Among ethicists and political philosophers, Kant is celebrated for his robust defense of equality and autonomy and is seen as a champion of human rights. Simultaneously, Kant held deeply racist views, which he taught in his lectures on 'physical geography'. One of the leading questions for current Kant scholars concerns the implications of these views for his philosophy.In this event, we will ask the question of how to decolonize Kant. We have asked three leading scholars on Kant's philosophy and his views on race to discuss these views in the context of 18th-century Europe, the relationship between his prejudices and his celebrated philosophy, and the challenge for contemporary Kant scholars to deal with this stark contrast. In doing so, we touch upon broader questions about handling tainted canonical authors in academia and the meaning of enlightenment itself.

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