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  1. Apr 25, 2024 · Immanuel Kant, German philosopher who was one of the foremost thinkers of the Enlightenment and who inaugurated a new era of philosophical thought. His comprehensive and systematic work in epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics greatly influenced all subsequent philosophy. Learn more about Kant’s life and work.

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  2. May 8, 2024 · The first great philosopher to define deontological principles was Immanuel Kant, the 18th-century German founder of critical philosophy (see Kantianism). Kant held that nothing is good without qualification except a good will, and a good will is one that wills to act in accord with the moral law and out of respect for that law rather than out ...

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  3. May 10, 2024 · The chapter investigates ideas about mechanisms and teleology in nature, especially in relation to the origin and life of organisms, as Immanuel Kant formulated them in his Critique of the Power of Judgment (1790). Then it focuses on one specific direction in later reception of Kant’s ideas.

  4. Apr 25, 2024 · 1732. ( Easter) Kant enters the Collegium Fridericianum, a Pietist boarding and day-school, where he masters Latin and develops a dislike of religious dogmatism and formalism. 1734. ( January 17) Augustus III (favorite of the Austrians and Russians), becomes King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (until 1763). 1735.

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  5. May 12, 2024 · BOGOTÁ — Immanuel Kant, one of the most influential of Western philosophers, was born 300 years ago on April 22. He was a leading proponent of the ideas of the 18th century enlightenment, proposing the "categorical imperative" of ethical conduct based on objectivity and reason, not religious injunctions.

  6. Apr 22, 2024 · His most famous work, "Critique of Pure Reason," is regarded as a turning point in intellectual history. Today, Kant is one of the most important thinkers of all time. Many of his insights are still valid today, in the face of climate change, wars and crises.

  7. May 5, 2024 · Kant goes to college: independent thinking vs. the progressive herd. by Andrew Latham, opinion contributor - 05/05/24 1:00 PM ET. The 300th anniversary of Immanuel Kant’s birth, celebrated...

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