Showing posts with label Kant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kant. Show all posts

Monday, June 03, 2024

Introduction to Logic

Introduction to Logic by Immanuel Kant

This includes Logic and The False Subtlety of the Four Syllogistic Figures. Logic (Logik) was an introduction to logic assembled from Kant's lecture notes. It is a fairly short, easy to understand exploration of logic. There are concerns about the importance of logic and how different fields use different analysis. The essay is even shorter and seems to go into more detailed arguments for his point. 


Monday, January 13, 2014

Odyssey of the West V: Enlightenment, Revolution, and Renewal

A number of different lecturers provide lectures in Odyssey of the West V.
These lectures oscillate between coverage of key people and discussions of events and movements. We get conversations on Hume and Adam Smith. And then we get the French revolution and the terror.
There are a few different lecturers participating, some better than others. My favorite is Timothy Shutt. He is always careful to discuss the "consensus" scholarly opinion, while also providing his particular view. This is especially useful when he discusses "best" novel of a certain era or genre. He almost gets me to want to read Jane Austen.