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Freedom in conflict : on Kant’s critique of medical reason
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Florence : European University Institute, 2017
EUI; HEC; PhD Thesis
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GERLINGS, Jonas, Freedom in conflict : on Kant’s critique of medical reason, Florence : European University Institute, 2017, EUI, HEC, PhD Thesis - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/45887
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This thesis undertakes a double task by on the one hand analysing 18th century medicine within the context of Immanuel Kant’s work and on the other hand analysing Kant’s work within the context of 18th century medicine. Drawing on a series of Kant’s writings on medicine, often discarded as marginal, his work is re-located within the context of 18th century medical reforms and scientific revolutions. Focusing on the initial conflation between 18th century medicine and philosophy the thesis traces the growing disciplinary distinctions between the two in their rivalling views on the science of man. By focusing on the changing attitudes towards his own long lasting engagement with medicine, it is demonstrated how Kant becomes increasingly self-critical. It is argued that Kant’s philosophy is developed as a critical reflection of a growing medicalization of human life, which fails to perceive man as a free agent.
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Defence date: 24 February 2017
Examining Board: Professor Dr. Martin van Gelderen, European University Institute, Lichtenberg-Kolleg – The Göttingen Institute for Advanced Study (Supervisor); Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans Erich Bödeker, Lichtenberg-Kolleg – The Göttingen Institute for Advanced Study; Professor Stéphane Van Damme, European University Institute; Senior Lecturer, Dr. Avi Lifschitz, UCL
Examining Board: Professor Dr. Martin van Gelderen, European University Institute, Lichtenberg-Kolleg – The Göttingen Institute for Advanced Study (Supervisor); Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans Erich Bödeker, Lichtenberg-Kolleg – The Göttingen Institute for Advanced Study; Professor Stéphane Van Damme, European University Institute; Senior Lecturer, Dr. Avi Lifschitz, UCL