The Multilateral Kant Colloquium constitutes an long series of international, multilingual events dedicated to the study of Kantian philosophy. These events have fostered the development of a growing international network of Kant scholars, which is expected to continue expanding, paving the way for new joint ventures and collaborations on research projects and collective publications. Since 2008, ten events have been held across six different countries, namely:

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I.    “Kant Today”, Verona and Padua, Italy, 2008
II.    “What is Man? – Was ist der Mensch?”, Lisbon, Portugal, 2009
III.    “Kant and Antinomical Thinking”, Mainz, Germany, 2011
IV.    “Kant and the Metaphors of Reason”, Tiradentes, Brazil, 2013
V.    “Kant’s Short Writings – Kleine Schriften”, Madrid, Spain, 2014
VI.    “Kant on Violence, Revolution, and Progress”, Hempstead, NY, USA, 2016
VII.    “Kant and His Critics”, Halle, Germany, 2017
VIII.    “Kant and the Contemporary World: Philosophy, Science, Politics”, Catania, Italy, 2018.
IX.    “Justice, Peace, and Cosmopolitan Values” – Lisabon, Portugal, 2021
X.    “The Space of Feelings: Kant and His Legacy”, Parma/Ferrara, Itália, 2023.
XI.    Esclarecimento: Ciência e Ética / Enlightenment: Science and Ethics, Florianópolis, Brasil, 2025. 

 

Although the event welcomes papers and panels dealing with any Kantian topics, the Organization provides a general thematic issue that can inspire a large number of participants, namely the Kantian views on “Enlightenment: Science and Ethics”. This general issue comprises also more specific subjects, such as:

 

• Enlightenment and religion

• Enlightenment and science

• Enlightenment and ethics

• Enlightenment and law

• Enlightenment and education

• Enlightenment and art

• Enlightenment and politics

• Enlightenment and practical and theoretical irrationality

• Enlightenment in the context of Latin America

• Lies, Fake News, conspiracy theories: Kantian perspectives

• Enlightenment and global warming

• Enlightenment and cosmopolitanism

• Enlightenment, gender and race​​