PHIL 164
Kant
An introduction to Kant's epistemology and ethics. Much of the course will be devoted to a careful reading of The Critique of Pure Reason. Topics include the possibility and limits of metaphysics; the conditions for the possibility of knowledge and ethical agency; the ideas of God, freedom, and the immortality of the soul and their role in ethical deliberation; the self and its relationship to the world. Recommendations: PHIL 2 or permission of instructor.
Topics
- the possibility and limits of metaphysics
- the conditions for the possibility of knowledge and ethical agency
- the ideas of God
- freedom
- and the immortality of the soul and their role in ethical deliberation
- the self and its relationship to the world
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗Current public catalogue; retrieved 2026-11-05