Kant claims that every person has absolute intrinsic worth or value (i.e., dignity); and he also holds that we’re all rationally obligated to dare to think for ourselves (Sapere aude!) on all subjects of personal, moral, and sociopolitical significance (i.e., enlightenment): yet he also defends a legalistic, moralistic, and retributive theory of crime-&-punishment, including capital punishment. Are all of these doctrines consistent and coherent? If so, why? Or if not, why not? And how could any or all of these doctrines be creatively revised, updated, or replaced for contemporary and near-future application and use? This workshop will include presentations not only by scholars working in these areas but also by incarcerated students who are studying Kant’s views.

F R I D A Y, M A Y 1 0 T H

S E S S I O N  1 - C L A R K E  H A L L  # 4 0 6 - 9 : 0 0 A .M.- 1 2 : 0 0 P.M.

* Welcome & Opening Remarks

* Sensen, Oliver - “Dignity and Punishment”

* Lu Jiang, Sun Yat-sen University - “Kant and Dignity” (Remote)

* José Luis Fernández, Fairfield University - “The Freeing of Freedom: Harmonizing Justice and Coercion” (Remote)

S E S S I O N  2 - C L A R K E  H A L L # 4 0 6 - 1 :1 5 - 4 : 0 0 P.M.

* Ekin Erkan, AICA - USA - “Würde in View: A Defense of Objective Values in Kant” (Remote)

* Caleb Barnes, University of Scranton - “On Kant in a Concrete Cell” (Remote)

* Hemmo Laiho, University of Turku - “Dare to know! In post-truth society?”

S A T U R D A Y, M A Y 1 1 T H

S E S S I O N 3 - C L A R K E  H A L L # 4 0 6 - 9 : 0 0 A .M.- 1 2 : 0 0 P .M.

* Karl Ameriks, Notre Dame - “Difficulties with Dignity”

* Ryan Lee, York University - “Protecting the Unconditioned Other: Why Kant Supports Capital Punishment” (Remote)

* Jan Eric Migenda, University of Wuppertal - “Kant on Dignity, Enlightenment, and Punishment (Remote)

S E S S I O N 4 - C L A R K E  H A L L # 4 0 6 - 1 : 1 5 - 4 : 0 0 P .M.

* Zachary Mondragon, Regis University - “Immanuel Kant’s Theory of Punishment” (Remote)

* Jonathan Chavez-Munoz, Regis University - “Kantian and Utilitarian Theories of Punishment (Remote)

* Robert Tierney, University of Houston - “Retribution and Dignity: Some Steps Toward Rehabilitating Hampton’s

Expressive Theory of Retribution”

All sessions are Mountain Time.

All sessions are available via Zoom: https://regis.zoom.us/j/94120773023. Participants must have a registered Zoom account to access the sessions.

This conference was made possible through the generous support of an anonymous donor, the Contemporary Kantian Philosophy Project, the North American Kant Society, and Regis University.