Immanuel Kant - Wikipedia Born in Königsberg, he is considered one of the central thinkers of the Enlightenment His comprehensive and systematic works in epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics have made him one of the most influential and highly discussed figures in modern Western philosophy
Immanuel Kant - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy The fundamental idea of Kant’s “critical philosophy” – especially in his three Critiques: the Critique of Pure Reason (1781, 1787), the Critique of Practical Reason (1788), and the Critique of the Power of Judgment (1790) – is human autonomy
Immanuel Kant | Biography, Philosophy, Books, Facts - Britannica 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
Immanuel Kant - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Because Kant places his emphasis on the duty that comes with being a rational agent who is cognizant of the moral law, Kant’s theory is considered a form of deontology (deon – comes from the Greek for “duty” or “obligation”)
Introduction to the Work of Immanuel Kant Introduction to the Work of Immanuel Kant, including discussions of his moral and political philosophy as well as his critique of metaphysics
Immanuel Kant’s Philosophy - Exploring Ethics, Knowledge, and . . . Discover Immanuel Kant's philosophy with this beginner-friendly guide Explore his ideas on Enlightenment, transcendental idealism, ethics, autonomy, freedom, and beauty, explained with clear examples to make complex concepts accessible to everyone
Immanuel Kant - World History Encyclopedia Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a German Enlightenment thinker who is widely regarded as one of the most important philosophers of any period
Immanuel Kant | Introduction to Philosophy - Lumen Learning Beginning with his Inaugural Dissertation (1770) on the difference between right- and left-handed spatial orientations, Kant patiently worked out the most comprehensive and influential philosophical programme of the modern era
Kant’s Moral Philosophy - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Kant’s analysis of the common moral concepts of “duty” and “good will” led him to the conclusion that we are free and autonomous as long as morality is not an illusion Yet in the Critique of Pure Reason, Kant also argued that every event must have a cause