Hegel’s Anthropology marks a critical turning point in the history of the philosophical question ‘What is it to be human?’, and it raises methodological and philosophical issues that are still of relevance in today’s scientific landscape. This event is devoted to the rediscovery and close analysis of this important text that has long been neglected, ... Read more

In the early nineteenth century, not only in Germany, "anthropology" was the name for a heterogeneous set of approaches that attempted to answer the question, "What does it mean to be human?" Anthropology, however, was not the name for a codified discipline, but rather for a collection of variegated research programs. On the one hand, ... Read more

Hegel-Saal, Schulgasse 6 - Universität Heidelberg (map)

Raum 117 | Schulgasse 6 Universität Heidelberg (map)

Anthropology in History: Classical German Perspectives4th Meeting of the Research NetworkSeptember 30 – October 2, 2025Sala 7 (AIS 3), Piazza Capitaniato 3, Università degli Studi di Padova Tuesday, September 30th – Kant: Anthropology and History09:30–11:00DS Kant’s Pragmatic Anthropology and Progress(Intro: Luigi Filieri, Pisa) 11:30–13:00DS Kant and the Idea of Universal History from a Cosmopolitan Point ... Read more