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Reflections on Kant
Kant's essays, "Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose:, and "An Answer to the Question; What is Enlightenment?'"
As our colleague RMeyBrown did, I would also offer a brief introduction of myself. My name is Anne Shaw, and I am also a doctoral student in the College of Education. My department is Curriculum and Instruction, with a specialization in Curriculum Studies. Critical Pedagogy is my chosen area of focus for my research and dissertation. This led me to classes in the Philosophy Department at UT, and also to a course involving Critical Theory taught by Dr. Scheurich in Educational Administration. Most of my studies in philosophy have been of more recent philosophers and their works. Therefore, I am only vaguely knowledgeable of Kant and the other philosophers whose works we will discuss this semester.
This week I will respond to the readings by sharing my reflections as I read Kant for the first time.
I. Reflections on "Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose"
A. Optimism - Kant seems to definitely fall into the first category, or strand, of Critical Theory those who are convinced of the possibility of a better world and a better life for its inhabitants which can be brought about through the development and use of critical theories of society. These philosophers are optimistic regarding the possibilities for social change.
B. Individual vs. Society - Kant seems to place the individual at a much lower level of importance than the society as a whole; this is demonstrated in several of his propositions, in which he states:
2nd Proposition - "they could be fully developed only in the species, but not in the individual"[i], and
3rd Proposition - "the earlier generations seem to perform their laborious tasks only for the sake of the later ones . . . only the later generations will in fact have the...
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