The aim of the course is to make understandable some of the central tenets in the theory of knowledge. Thus the seminar will be devoted to a close reading of Kant’s Transcendental Deduction and a discussion of Hegel's criticism of it. We will also focus on the aim of the course is to make understandable some of the central tenets in the theory of knowledge. Thus the seminar will be devoted to a close reading of Kant’s Transcendental Deduction and a discussion of Hegel's criticism of it. We will also focus on the interpretations of Kant's deduction by Strawson and Stroud and the interpretation of Hegel by MacDowell and Pippin.

one of the learning outcomes is to make students familiar with the philosophical enquiry pursued by Kant and Hegel; the overall aim and structure of their philosophical projects, and the key arguments of their major works. the more general learning outcomes are: to develop general philosophical skills: analyzing philosophical texts and defending positions in discussion and writing argumentative essays. 

Throughout the term we will have discussions on class readings. Part of the grade for this course depends on active participation in these discussions. In addition it is required to write a paper and to give a 30 minutes presentation.

• paper 30 %
• presentation 40 %
• participation 30 % 

Unit	Date	Contents
1		Introduction: Themes of the course, explanation of approach, overview of the syllabus, application process, no assigned reading
2		Conceptual conditions of experience: Required reading: Kant's Critique of Pure Reason Metaphysical Deduction B90-B11, B116-B129; optional A Deduction, A95-A130 B129-B146 (sections 16-21), B146-B169 (sections 22-27) Kant's "Prolegomena to any Future Metaphysics"
3		Kant's understanding of ' experience 'intuitions' Required reading: Kant's Critique of Pure Reason McDowell, “The Logical Form of an Intuition” Jaakko Hintikka, “On Kant’s Notion of Intuition (Anschauung)”
4		Kant's understanding of ' experience 'The Paralogisms Kant's Critique of Pure Reason A338-A405; optional B396-B432
5		Strawson’s and Stroud's Interpretation of Kant Required reading: P. F. Strawson, The Bounds of Sense, H. Ginsborg, “Kant and the Problem of Experience” B. Stroud: The Significance of Philosophical Scepticism
6		Hegel's Critique of Kant , Required reading: Hegel's Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences I; Hegel's 's History of Philosophy, Vol. III
7		Hegel or Kant? Required reading: McDowell, “Hegel’s Idealism as a Radicalization of Kant Robert Pippin, Hegel’s Idealism, Chapter Two McDowell, “Self-Determining Subjectivity and External Constraint”