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Kant (other)
Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) was a Prussian philosopher. Kant may also refer to: Places * Kant, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, a town and ''nagar panchayat'' * Kant, Kyrgyzstan, a city ** Kant Air Base, a Russian base near the city * 7083 Kant, an asteroid * Kant (crater), a lunar crater Other uses * Kant (book), ''Kant'' (book), a book by Roger Scruton * Kant (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * KANT (FM), a radio station in Gurnsey, Wyoming, United States * KANT (software), a computer algebra system for mathematicians interested in algebraic number theory * KANT project, a German-French joint venture for tank construction * Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, a university in Kaliningrad * FC Kant, a football club based in Kant, Kyrgyzstan * Kant Hotel, Bryant, South Dakota, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places See also *Cant (other) *Kante (other) {{disambiguation, geo, callsign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant (, , ; 22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804) was a German philosopher and one of the central Enlightenment thinkers. Born in Königsberg, Kant's comprehensive and systematic works in epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics have made him one of the most influential figures in modern Western philosophy. In his doctrine of transcendental idealism, Kant argued that space and time are mere "forms of intuition" which structure all experience, and therefore that, while " things-in-themselves" exist and contribute to experience, they are nonetheless distinct from the objects of experience. From this it follows that the objects of experience are mere "appearances", and that the nature of things as they are in themselves is unknowable to us. In an attempt to counter the skepticism he found in the writings of philosopher David Hume, he wrote the '' Critique of Pure Reason'' (1781/1787), one of his most well-known works. In it, he developed his theory of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
