Despite the opinion held by some that Kant’s Critical philosophy is no longer relevant this essay shows that the problems it deals with are ever present. Kant’s critical insights into these problems can be revealed by citing his open invitation to his critical reader to devote to the first antinomy his chief attention. This paper cites Hegel’s response to this invitation and shows where Hegel failed to meet with Kant’s critical demands. An analogous resolution is proposed that falls in line (...) not only with Kant, but with the science of big bang cosmology. An open as opposed to a closed interpretation of Kant is also argued for that leads to the judgment that Kant did not attempt to put an end to speculative metaphysics, but rather, he attempted to inspire metaphysicians to the end of a science of metaphysics. (shrink)

A fictional Socratic dialogue in which Socrates resurfaces (descends and takes bodily form) and sits down on a park bench to talk with a man (Moe) who's flipping through the pages of Dawkins's "The God Delusion and The Selfish Gene," and Susan Blackmore's "The Meme Machine." Dawkins, via Moe, is given the Socratic treatment.