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Immanuel KantAn outline biographyCritique of Pure Reason. Immanuel Kant was born in 1724 at Konigsberg, East Prussia, into a family of harness-makers of modest means. A Lutheran pastor thought that he saw some talent in young Immanuel and arranged for him to receive a thorough education, that would have been beyond the means of his parents, at ...
Manfred Kuehn. Cambridge University Press, 2001 - Philosophers - 544 pages. This is the first full-length biography in more than fifty years of Immanuel Kant, one of the giants among the pantheon of Western philosophers, and one of the most powerful and influential in contemporary philosophy. Taking account of the most recent scholarship ...
Died. February 12, 1804. Königsberg, Prussia. Aged. 79 years. Early Life and Education. Immanuel Kant was born upon April 22, 1724, in Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), to a pious Lutheran family. His dad, Johann Georg Kant, was a master saddler, while his mother, Anna Regina Reuter, originated from a popular Königsberg household.
Kant's 'Observations' and 'Remarks': A Critical Guide, Cambridge University Press, 2012. From the publisher: Kant’s Observations of 1764 and Remarks of 1764-1765 (a set of fragments written in the margins of his copy of the Observations) document a crucial turning point in his life and thought. Both reveal the growing importance for him of….
Mar 19, 2001 · This much needed full length Biography of Immanuel Kant is well-researched, well-documented and well-written, and goes a long way to removing these erroneous assumptions. Kuehn, Professor of Philosophy at Marburg, Germany, begins by outlining a history of Kant Biographies, starting with the three biographers who knew Kant personally, Borowski ...
Aug 1, 2017 · 1087. Immanuel Kant. Immaneuel Kant is regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of the late 18th century’s Enlightened period. He was a German philosopher and professor famous for his three treatises: Critique of Pure Reason, Critique of Practical Reason, and Critique of Judgement.
Sep 10, 2020 · Background and Early Years. Kant was born into a humble family of modest means. His father, Johann Georg Kant (1683-1746), was a master harness maker in Konigsberg. On her part, his mother, Anna Regina Kant (1697-1737), was the daughter of a harness maker. 4 Immanuel Kant was the fourth child of Kant’s. However, at his birth, his only ...
