Stella Sandford: Natural History, Transcendental Logic and Race

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Time: 4.30pm - 6.00pm
Venue: John Galsworthy Building, JG5002, Penrhyn Road campus, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE
Price: free

Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy
Research Seminar 

Abstract:
This paper examines the relationship between Kant's idea of transcendental logic and the scientific status of 17^th- and 18^th-century systems of natural classification. It argues that the former helps to explain the latter surprisingly well. It then considers Kant's own attempt to construct a concept of ‘race' within this transcendental natural-logical framework.

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Contact: Peter Osborne
Email: P.Osborne@kingston.ac.uk