Fall 2025 German GU4251 section 001

Kant with Arendt

Call Number 11436
Day & Time
Location
T 12:10pm-2:00pm
To be announced
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Dorothea von Muecke
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This course will provide an introduction to Immanuel Kant’s aesthetics in conjunction with his philosophical anthropology and philosophy of history. Our readings will be guided by Hannah Arendt’s approach to Kant’s aesthetics as the foundation of a political philosophy in her posthumously published lectures on Kant. Both Kant’s and Arendt’s texts will not only be discussed in dialogue with each other, but also in view of their responses to Burke, Nietzsche, and Benjamin. Finally, particular attention will be given to forms of philosophical writing, such as the essay and the aphorism.

The course is intended for undergraduate students and graduate students. There are no pre-
requisites. All texts are available in English translation.

Web Site Vergil
Department Germanic Languages
Enrollment 0 students (25 max) as of 9:05PM Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Subject German
Number GU4251
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Section key 20253GERM4251W001