Johannes A. Niederhauser

In this lecture I address the true scope of the Copernican Turn and why it is that with Kant we lose access to nature. We will discuss all this and more at my upcoming Kant course. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halkyon.substack.com/subscribe

The common misconceptions about Kant’s First Critique are 1) that it is an epistemology and 2) that Kant combines rationalism and empiricism. But he does neither. In fact, Kant refutes both empiricism and rationalism — and had he written something as benign as an epistemology he would not have achieved the revolution of thought. I hope you can join me at my upcoming Kant course. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halkyon.substack.com/subscribe

The publication of Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason was an earth-shattering moment. Not only was reason and its presuppositions seriously critiqued for the first time. The Kantian revolution also firmly placed the human mind in the centre of cognition ensuring the validity of formal logic and scientific findings before any experience. If you wish to gain an understanding of our age, Kant’s critical philosophy is indispensable. For it is precisely by transcendental logic that flying airplanes becomes possible. In honour of Immanuel Kant’s 300th birthday in April 2024 we are offering a 9 week Masterclass on his Critical Philosophy. Focusing largely on the First Critique and themes such as time and space; logic; the categories; refutation of idealisms; the antinomies of reason; phainomena and noumena; we will also devote a lecture each on his second and third critique. Here we will focus on freedom and on the genius in art as well as the sublime. In this way we gain an insight into the entirety of the Kantian project.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halkyon.substack.com/subscribe

Step into the maze of temporal dimensions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halkyon.substack.com/subscribe

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halkyon.substack.com/subscribe

It is rather incredible how revered Bergson is given his crude misreading of Kant. In this talk I take diagnose this misreading and also show where Bergson’s “philosophy” has led. If you’d like to read Kant with me this year, follow this link. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halkyon.substack.com/subscribe

John Vervaeke, a cognitive scientist and philosopher at the University of Toronto, dives deep into the nature of God and the universe. He discusses how philosophical and theological texts can reshape our understanding of divine existence, embracing a more relational approach. Vervaeke also elaborates on the critical intersection of philosophy, cognitive science, and spirituality, arguing for a more integrated way to find meaning. His upcoming course promises transformative insights through engaging lectures and collaborative discussions.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit halkyon.substack.comIn the true spirit of com-mentare, of thinking along with, I read here Emerson’s magnificent and wondrous essay. Thank you for listening, reading and thinking along.

The Cambridge Platonists are today largely forgotten. But they were hugely influential during their time and especially also on the development of German Idealism. They opposed the burgeoning materialism and mechanism (and thus atheism) of their time but also Cartesian dualism. Instead, they proposed a metaphysics of spirit which saw the cosmos as enlivened. In this lively conversation Prof. Douglas Hedley, Professor of the Philosophy of Religion in the Faculty of Divinity at Cambridge, lays out the lasting significance of legacy of the Cambridge Platonists. Douglas’ book can be found here.You can enrol in my Plato course here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halkyon.substack.com/subscribe

Philosophy shall be the Queen of the Arts and Sciences once more! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halkyon.substack.com/subscribe