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  • A Conversation with Dean Moyar on "The Prosimity of Philosophy to Religion: Hegel's Evaluative Reason"

A Conversation with Dean Moyar on "The Prosimity of Philosophy to Religion: Hegel's Evaluative Reason"

    College of Liberal Arts

    Dean Moyar examines Hegel’s metaphilosophy through his views on philosophy’s relation to religion and to ethical life, and I make a case for the relevance of Hegel’s views to the present historical moment. I consider his formulation of a gateway problem according to which one needs to have some sense for religion in order to become interested in philosophy. I argue that ethical issues can also – by Hegel’s own lights – serve this gateway function because there are problems within morality and ethical life that raise philosophical questions for agents themselves. I further argue, somewhat against Hegel’s own self-understanding, that philosophy can take over the role that religion has played in supporting ethical life. I claim that the decisive point is to appreciate the evaluative character of Hegelian reason.

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    Created By: College of Liberal Arts, Philosophy
    Sponsors: Departmennt of Philosophy
    Open To: Public
    Intended Audience: Open to all
    Type: Lecture
    Tags: Philosophy // Religion // Liberal Arts Grad // College of Liberal Arts

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