Immanuel Kant's Philosophy: Celebrating 300 years of Kant

Department of Philosophy

Presidency University, Kolkata
National Seminar
On
Immanuel Kant's Philosophy: Celebrating 300 years of Kant
21st and 22 ^nd March 2025
Venue: A K Basak Auditorium, Ground Floor, Main Building

Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) stands as one of the most influential figures in Western philosophy. His ideas have shaped critical debates in epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, and political theory. Kant’s philosophical works, in his Critique of Pure Reason, restructured the way we think about knowledge, reality, and human perception. His contributions to modern thought are vast, and his ideas continue to inspire, challenge, and stimulate philosophical discourse even today. The proposed National Seminar on Kant’s Philosophy aims to engage scholars, researchers, and students in a comprehensive dialogue on the lasting relevance of Kant’s ideas. The seminar seeks to address Immanuel Kant’s critical philosophy, its impact on contemporary thought, and its application in pressing philosophical questions in the modern world. This National Seminar on Kant’s Philosophy will serve as a platform for comprehensive and reflective approach of understanding stating the all-time importance of Kant’s ideas. Kant’s ideas, with their focus on the nature of knowledge, morality, freedom, and beauty, continue to shape contemporary philosophical debates and offer solutions to modern dilemmas.

We invite all scholars and enthusiasts to join us in this intellectual endeavor to celebrate and critically examine the profound legacy of Immanuel Kant.

Inaugural Address:

Professor Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty, Honorable Vice-Chancellor, Presidency University

Keynote Speaker:

Professor Arindam Chakrabarti, Ashoka University

Inaugural lecture:

Professor Rakesh Chandra, University of Lucknow

Invited Speakers:

Professor Manidipa Sanyal, University of Calcutta

Professor Santosh Kumar Pal, University of Burdwan

Professor Maitreyee Dutta, Jadavpur University

Professor Nilanjan Bhaumik, University of Delhi

Dr. Sushruth Ravish, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Dr. Rahul Maurya, Banaras Hindu University

Please follow the following guidelines to register yourself.

Registration Fees for all participant: 400/

Starting date of registration: 01/03/2025

Last date of registration: 18/03/2025

Outstation participants need to arrange their own accommodation.

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