Kant
Im·man·u·el [ih-man-yoo-uhl; German ih-mah-noo-el], /ɪˈmæn yu əl; German ɪˈmɑ nuˌɛl/, 1724–1804, German philosopher.
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As Kant argues, it is important to understand different perspectives.
Philosophy And Psychology Agree – Yelling At People Who Aren’t Wearing Masks Won’t Work | LGBTQ-Editor | September 21, 2020 | No Straight NewsAs Kant argued, everyone should treat other people with respect.
Philosophy And Psychology Agree – Yelling At People Who Aren’t Wearing Masks Won’t Work | LGBTQ-Editor | September 21, 2020 | No Straight NewsI quote Immanuel Kant in my preface, defining enlightenment as mankind coming out of its self-imposed immaturity.
A person, Kant tells us, is crooked timber from which no straight thing can be made.
A Hebrew Democratic State for All Its Citizens | Bernard Avishai | October 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere has never been so concise and definitive a debunking of Kant's categorical imperative.
What begins as a literary family drama turns slowly into a heady horror story, part Stephen King and part Immanuel Kant.
This Week’s Hot Reads: April 9, 2012 | Nicholas Mancusi, Malcolm Jones | April 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAccording to Immanuel Kant, a genius could be understood as someone whose work was both "original and exemplary."
World Science Festival: Can We Really Live to 1,000? | Casey Schwartz | June 5, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThis majestic conception was first advanced, in modern times at least, by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerWe lay down of the edge of the Kant, and my ears eagerly drank in the words which fell on them.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows TaylorAristotle was the father of logic, and Hegel and Kant think there has been no improvement upon it since his day.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordWhat was the value of Kant's essay upon this popular saying?
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols) | Thomas De QuinceyHe had heard of Kant, and seen what 'the poor man would be at.'
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie Stephen
British Dictionary definitions for Kant
/ (kænt, German kant) /
Immanuel (ɪˈmaːnueːl). 1724–1804, German idealist philosopher. He sought to determine the limits of man's knowledge in Critique of Pure Reason (1781) and propounded his system of ethics as guided by the categorical imperative in Critique of Practical Reason (1788)
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