How is Metaphysics Possible? A Critique of Analytic Reason

On May 27–28, the Kant & Post-Kantian Philosophy Research Group (KPK) will host a 2-day workshop on (parts of) Nick Stang’s in-progress book manuscript, How is Metaphysics Possible? A Critique of Analytic Reason. The invited discussants will be: Jessica Leech (KCL), Damian Melamedoff-Vosters (NYU-Shanghai), Kris McDaniel (Notre Dame), and Aaron Segal (Hebrew University). On May 29, the day following the workshop, we will have a day of talks by the guest speakers.  A copy of the book chapter drafts to be discussed May 27–28 will be available no later than May 8; please email nick.stang@utoronto.ca for them on that date, or later.

Schedule of events

May 27

10 am — noon: Ch. 1, “The Semantic Possibility of Metaphysics”

Lunch break

2 pm — 4pm: Ch. 2, “The Epistemic Possibility of Metaphysics”

4:30–6:30: Ch. 3, “Carnap’s Critique of Pure Reason”

May 28

10 am — noon: Ch. 4, “Deflating Metaphysics”

Lunch break

2 pm — 4pm: Ch. 10, “How to Think about Things in Themselves”

4:30 pm — 6:30 pm : Ch. 12, “How is Transcendental Philosophy Possible?”

May 29

10:00 am — 11:30  am: Aaron Segal, “Kierkegaard’s Arguments Against Objective Reasoning in Metaphysics”

Lunch break

1pm — 2:30 pm: Damian Melamedoff-Vosters, “Being-for-∃”

2:45pm — 4:15 pm: Kris McDaniel, “Theories of Degrees of Being”

4:30 pm — 6 pm: Jessica Leech, “Generality and Existential Import in all its Subtlety”

All events will be held in JHB 100.