As with other figures of the Enlightenment, Kant’s interest in disciplines such as anthropology, historical research and legal studies anticipates to some extent the emergence and development of social sciences such as sociology and political science. Since then, however, the social sciences have undergone considerable change. Which of Kant’s reflections on human sciences can still be relevant to modern discussions in the social science arena? What might contribute to the further development of these sciences? The workshop is dedicated to determining whether connections can be made in particular between Kant’s pragmatic anthropology and its concept of rationality, on the one hand, and current debates in the social sciences, on the other. The first area of exploration concerns the relevance of Kantian anthropological assumptions and arguments to contemporary sociology and political science. This concerns both theoretical debates between different currents and discussions on individual problems and current developments in social science. The second area relates to the potential contribution of Kant’s concept of pragmatic reason in particular to current sociological and political debates. To what extent have contemporary social sciences – notwithstanding their frequent reference to Kant’s more general concept of reason – overlooked his concept of pragmatic reason or even implicitly or explicitly adopted it? Where do similar thoughts arise in different garb? The aim of the workshop is to bring about an interdisciplinary collaboration between Kantian research and the social sciences and their philosophy.