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Immanuel Kant Quotes

Biography: Immanuel Kant is known for his critical philosophy, particularly the "... more Biography: Immanuel Kant is known for his critical philosophy, particularly the "Critique of Pure Reason." Born in 1724 in Königsberg, Prussia, he revolutionized modern philosophy by arguing that human experience is shaped by our perceptions and concepts. His ideas laid the groundwork for much of contemporary thought. less

"Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means."

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"The beautiful is that which pleases universally without a concept."

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"Always act so as to increase the number of choices."

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"The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil."

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"Science is organized knowledge, wisdom is organized life."

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"Space and time are the framework within which the mind is constrained to construct its experience of reality."

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"All human knowledge thus begins with intuitions, proceeds thence to concepts, and ends with ideas."

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"If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on."

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"Genius is the ability to independently arrive at and understand concepts that would normally have to be taught by another person."

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"The greatest human quest is to know what one must do in order to become a human being."

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"To be is to do"

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"Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law"

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"Rules for happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for"

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"Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness"

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"The death of dogma is the birth of morality"

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