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Eastern Study Group of the North American Kant Society
Eastern Study Group of the North American Kant Society @ Columbia University Philosophy Dept. 716
May 4 – May 5 all-day
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The Eastern Study Group of the NAKS invites submissions for its 15th annual meeting to take place at Columbia University on Friday and Saturday, May 4–5, 2018. Our host this year is Professor Patricia Kitcher. Conference Flyer Keynote Speakers: Stephen Engstrom (Pitt) Paul Guyer (Brown) Submissions of detailed abstracts (1,000 words) or papers (no more than 5,000 words, including notes and references) should be prepared for blind review as PDF files. Please include a word[...]
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Buddhist Perfectionism and Kantian Liberalism on Self-Constitution – David Cummiskey (Bates College) 5:30 pm
Buddhist Perfectionism and Kantian Liberalism on Self-Constitution – David Cummiskey (Bates College) @ Columbia Religion Dept. rm 101
May 11 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
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At the core of Kantian liberalism is a conception of the independent autonomous subject. On the other hand, the most central and distinguishing feature of Buddhist philosophy is the doctrine of no-self. It thus seems that Buddhists should reject Kantian liberalism. My larger project develops the connections between Buddhist perfectionism, liberalism, and principles of justice. In this paper, I focus on Buddhist and Kantian conceptions of self-constitution, but my ultimate concern is the significance of[...]
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A Lawyer, A Poet, and A Philosopher walk into a bar to talk about American Misery 6:00 pm
A Lawyer, A Poet, and A Philosopher walk into a bar to talk about American Misery @ Cornelia Street Cafe
May 15 @ 6:00 pm
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Are you miserable? If you are, you certainly have company. Misery has been on the rise in our society for some time, and the suffering is widespread: we, the people, feel lonely, neglected, forgotten, increasingly poor in health, in habit, and in purchasing power. A sense of helplessness shrouds the land. The manifestations of this are grim. Some take the agony of their despair and direct it outward, destroying the lives of concert attendees, night[...]
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A Lawyer, A Poet, and A Philosopher walk into a bar to talk about American Misery 8:00 pm
A Lawyer, A Poet, and A Philosopher walk into a bar to talk about American Misery @ Las Tapas Bar and Restaurant
May 24 @ 8:00 pm
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Are you miserable? If you are, you certainly have company. Misery has been on the rise in our society for some time, and the suffering is widespread: we, the people, feel lonely, neglected, forgotten, increasingly poor in health, in habit, and in purchasing power. A sense of helplessness shrouds the land. The manifestations of this are grim. Some take the agony of their despair and direct it outward, destroying the lives of concert attendees, night[...]
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