Welcome to Empyreon Academy, a podcast for lovers of wisdom and life. I'm Ivan, a PhD candidate in philosophy and founder of Empyreon Academy.

Over 2000 years of tradition, built slowly, step by step, through a deep exchange between the greatest minds of history. And then suddenly one day, he doesn't agree.

That 'he' is Immanuel Kant, and the disagreement is a revolution. As Kant wrote to his friend Marcus Herz during his so-called "silent decade": "During my long metaphysical research, I... had not considered something that actually constitutes the key to all the mysteries of metaphysics."

While the world thought Kant had retired, he was meticulously preparing a work, the Critique of Pure Reason, destined to change our world forever.

In this episode, we'll trace the long tradition of Metaphysics—from Plato’s second navigation to the theological systems of Augustine and Aquinas, and the modern certainty of Descartes—to understand the sheer audacity of Kant's project.

We'll dive into the heart of Kant’s Copernican Revolution:

• The Unavoidable Questions — We'll examine Kant's diagnosis that human reason is burdened by unavoidable questions—like "Does our world have a beginning?"—that it is naturally compelled to ask, yet utterly unable to answer.

• The Battlefield of Reason — How Kant defines the entire history of this endless, fruitless contest to find an ultimate, unconditioned principle as the very definition of Metaphysics.

• The Copernican Turn — The radical moment when Kant proposes saving metaphysics by changing our perspective: instead of assuming our knowledge must conform to objects, we must assume that objects must conform to our cognition.

This revolutionary shift—the exploration of our a priori cognitive structure—is the very key to determining the origin, extent, and limits of metaphysics itself. Join us as we explore the pivot point of modern philosophy.

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In November we will launch a philosophy course dedicated to Martin Heidegger. The teachers will be two expert PhD candidates specializing in Heidegger.

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About Empyreon Academy:

1. Our primary aim is to equip individuals with the intellectual tools needed to develop their thinking by engaging in dialogue with the greatest minds in history.

2. Our secondary goal is to create a community where people can share their deep understanding for the benefit of everyone.

What We Offer:

1. Online Courses – Covering a wide range of topics in philosophy and the fine arts, our courses are distinguished by their philosophical depth. We emphasize dialogue, enabling students to critically engage, discuss, and think alongside influential authors.

2. Conferences – Every three months, we host free, live online conferences, designed to welcome a wide audience and encourage meaningful participation.

3. Magazine – We regularly publish thoughtful book reviews, philosophical articles, and curated reading recommendations.

Who We Are:

We are an international team of scholars and educators, each specialized in different authors and traditions. What unites us is a shared passion for philosophy and the arts, and a commitment to guiding others on their own path of inquiry.

To echo the spirit of this approach:

“In short, the student should not learn thoughts, but should learn to think. The philosophy teacher should not carry him, but guide him…” – Immanuel Kant

“Learning to see – accustoming the eye to calmness, to patience, to letting things come to you…” – Friedrich Nietzsche