2023/24

According to Kant, philosophy seeks to answer just three questions: What can I know? What ought I to do? And, for what may I hope? Answers to the latter two questions comprise Kant’s ethical theory, which is the focus of this module. The module is divided into three thematic parts. Part one concerns Kant’s theory of moral obligation, in particular his attempt to ground such obligation in pure reason. Part two considers Kant’s theories of freedom and of rational faith in the existence of God and immortality of the soul. We conclude, in the third part, by looking at Kant’s applications of his moral theory to history and politics.