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News: November/December 2005

University renamed after Kant • Philos Join ID Trial • Sartre Birthday Party • Odysseus’ Home Island Found • Ontology Hits Big Time — News reports by Sue Roberts

Kant University

Summer 2005 saw the renaming of the Alberta University in Kaliningrad, as the Immanuel Kant University. The occasion marked the 750th anniversary of the city (formerly Königsberg) and was attended by Chancellor Gerhard Schröder at the invitation of President Putin. After unveiling a memorial plaque at the University, Schröder accompanied Vladimir Putin to place wreaths at Kant’s tomb in the city’s cathedral.

Schröder said that they should try to emulate Kant’s aim of defending the dignity of the individual and credited him with developing the ideal of a modern and humane form of government.

Odysseus’ Home Island Found?

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