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- Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant.
- Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant, Christine M. Korsgaard, Mary Gregor (Editor)
- Critique of Practical Reason by Immanuel Kant.
- Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics by Immanuel Kant.
The Critique of Pure Reason Immanuel Kant 5491 downloads; Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay Immanuel Kant 2204 downloads; Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals Immanuel Kant 1265 downloads; The Critique of Practical Reason Immanuel Kant 1144 downloads; Kant's Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics Immanuel Kant 833 downloads
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Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher and one of the foremost thinkers of the Enlightenment. His comprehensive and systematic work in epistemology (the theory of knowledge), ethics, and aesthetics greatly influenced all subsequent philosophy, especially the various schools of Kantianism and idealism.
What was Immanuel Kant’s childhood like?
Immanuel Kant’s father, a saddler, was, according to Kant, descended from a Scottish immigrant, and his mother was remarkable for her character and natural intelligence. Both parents were devoted Pietists, and the influence of their pastor made it possible for Kant—the fourth of nine children but the eldest surviving child—to obtain an education.
What did Immanuel Kant do for a living?
Immanuel Kant worked as a family tutor for nine years before he finished university. He worked for 15 years as a Privatdozent, or lecturer, at the University of Königsberg until he was appointed to the chair of logic and metaphysics, a position in which he remained active until a few years before his death.
What did Kant write?
Kant lived in the remote province where he was born for his entire life. His father, a saddler, was, according to Kant, a descendant of a Scottish immigrant, although scholars have found no basis for this claim; his mother was remarkable for her character and natural intelligence. Both parents were devoted followers of the Pietist branch of the Lutheran church, which taught that religion belongs to the inner life expressed in simplicity and obedience to moral law. The influence of their pastor made it possible for Kant—the fourth of nine children but the eldest surviving child—to obtain an education.
At the age of eight Kant entered the Pietist school that his pastor directed. This was a Latin school, and it was presumably during the eight and a half years he was there that Kant acquired his lifelong love for the Latin classics, especially for the naturalistic poet Lucretius. In 1740 he enrolled in the University of Königsberg as a theological student. But, although he attended courses in theology and even preached on a few occasions, he was principally attracted to mathematics and physics. Aided by a young professor who had studied Christian Wolff, a systematizer of rationalist philosophy, and who was also an enthusiast for the science of Sir Isaac Newton, Kant began reading the work of the English physicist and, in 1744, started his first book, Gedanken von der wahren Schätzung der lebendigen Kräfte (1746; Thoughts on the True Estimation of Living Forces), dealing with a problem concerning kinetic forces. Though by that time he had decided to pursue an academic career, the death of his father in 1746 and his failure to obtain the post of under-tutor in one of the schools attached to the university compelled him to withdraw and seek a means of supporting himself.
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Sep 12, 2016 · Learn about the life and work of the greatest philosopher of all time from Oxford professor Adrian Moore. He selects five key texts by Kant, from his masterpiece Critique of Pure Reason to his late work The Bounds of Sense.
- Kant: A Very Short Introduction, by Roger Scruton. Kant: A Very Short Introduction. BY ROGER SCRUTON. Published in 1981, Roger Scruton’s Kant: A Very Short Introduction is a fantastic place to start for anyone with a budding interest in Immanuel Kant’s philosophy.
- Kant, by Paul Guyer. Kant. BY PAUL GUYER. If you’re seeking to dive a little deeper with your Kant scholarship, look no further than Paul Guyer’s Kant, first published in 2006.
- Critique of Pure Reason, by Immanuel Kant. Critique of Pure Reason. BY IMMANUEL KANT. Turning from introductions to primary texts, where better to start than with the text that cemented Kant’s name into the history of philosophy?
- Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics, by Immanuel Kant. Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics. BY IMMANUEL KANT. Kant wrote his 1783 Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics after being disappointed with the reception of his masterwork, Critique of Pure Reason, which he blamed (not incorrectly) on the fact that no one really understood it.
Immanuel Kant was an 18th-century philosopher from Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia). He's regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of modern Europe & of the late Enlightenment. His most important work is The Critique of Pure Reason, an investigation of reason itself.
About The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant. The first ever complete English-language edition of the works of Immanuel Kant, still the most influential figure in modern philosophy. The purpose of the Cambridge Edition is to offer scrupulously accurate translations of the best modern German editions of Kant's work in a uniform ...
