PHIL 5075 Kant's Religion Within the Boundary of Mere Reason

This course aims to read Immanuel Kant's work Religion within the boundary of mere reason in its entirety, along with some other texts related to this work. In these writings, Kant addresses several topics of great importance to his practical philosophy: the idea of radical evil, the significance of Christ as a model of moral character, the hermeneutics of sacred writings, particularly the Bible, the relationship between church and state, religion and politics. The course will be held in seminar format, with text presentations given at the beginning of every meeting, followed by an extensive discussion on assigned readings.