USYD Philosophy Postgraduate Work-In-Progress Seminar PLEASE NOTE THE SPECIAL VENUE FOR THIS WEEK: EASTERN AVENUE SEMINAR ROOM 119
Monday 19th of April, 3:30-5:00pm, EASTERN AVENUE SEMINAR ROOM 119 (University of Sydney) Byron Clugston - "Insights and Blindspots of Idealist Logic: a Theological Compass for the Hegelian Analyst" A synopsis of my project: 1. A reading is given of the role of schematic representation and symbolic representation in Kant’s philosophy that shows the limitation of his conception of reason and cognition. The route through the terrain is distinguished from the beginning as involving considerations for both theoretical and practical reason. 2. An interpretation of both Kant and Hegel’s conceptions of representation and content is offered which highlights continuities and differences between their conceptions of reason and cognition. This strategy is the genesis of comparing Kant and Hegel’s metaphysics and its application for theoretical and practical reason. 3. An analysis is given of Hegel’s reflections on the role of feeling, representation and thought in religious thinking; one which highlights the peculiar features of his understanding of reason and cognition. This elaborates upon features of Hegel’s metaphysics of thought as adumbrated in Chapter 2. 4. An analysis is given of the functions of recognition, normativity and content in Hegel’s conception of religious imagery. This extends the results on Chapter 3 to a variety of issues faced by Hegel’s idealism. 5. An analysis is given of the nature of religious imagery as a morphology of “Absolute” Knowing. This involves further elaborating its syllogistic structure, as first presented in Chapter 2 and extended in Chapters 3 and especially 4. One main task is that of explaining what the structure of “Absolute Knowing” is; what its place in the shapes of Geist is. This completes the analysis of Hegel’s idealism. 6. A short Appendix is attached which elaborates the significance of some of the ideas investigated for contemporary Hegelianism in analytic philosophy; the future of Hegelian analysis. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you would like to present or require further information, please contact Nick Malpas at [email protected] The format is 30 minutes for presentations followed by 1 hour of discussion. Since the primary aim of this seminar is to generate discussion, presentations need not be particularly polished or formal.
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