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Montclair Philosophy Colloquium 

Thursday, March 16, 5:30PM

Speaker:  Anna Katsman (New School for Social Research) 

Title:  “Hegel: between Rationalism and Historicism” 

Description:  Hegel critiques Kant’s moral philosophy for (1) not giving enough content to freedom and detailing those practices necessary for its realization, (2) turning sensibility into a pathology, and (3) not justifying why we should take a rational standpoint on ourselves. Hegel’s criticism depends on his distinctive vision of the relationship between the philosophical claims for freedom and the history of the development of consciousness. In this paper, I will offer an account of why turning to history is necessary for Hegel’s critique of Kant and introduce the problems this historical turn raises in Hegel’s philosophy.