Kant and Enlightenment paideia
Discussing Kant’s Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals.
Kant and Enlightenment paideia
26 Nov 2025, 17:30 – 19:15
Kant’s Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals is a classic of moral philosophy. It is also, as John Callanan will claim, a specific kind of text, one that has a particular goal in transforming the practical outlook of the reader as they progress from section to section.
Some of the key arguments of the text depend a hopeful expectation that the act of reading will bring the subject to appreciate the force of arguments that might be otherwise rejected, and as such the text is designed to develop and solidify the character of the person through the act of reading.
This event will be particularly useful for those interested in Kantian philosophy, moral philosophy and philosophy of education.
PESGB seminar series
This event is part of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (PESGB) seminar series. PESGB is a learned society that promotes the study, teaching and application of philosophy of education. Its London Branch hosts seminars every Wednesday in conjunction with the Centre for Philosophy of Education. These seminars are led by national and international scholars in the field, covering a wide range of issues of educational and philosophical concern.
All are welcome to attend.
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John Callanan
Reader in the History of Philosophy
Department of Philosophy, King's College London
His primary area of research is Immanuel Kant's theoretical and practical philosophy and the thought of Bernard Mandeville.
His book on Mandeville came out with Princeton University Press in January 2025.
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