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Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a pivotal figure in modern philosophy, best known for his works "Critique of Pure Reason" (1781) and "Critique of Practical Reason" (1788). These texts laid the foundations for his theory of transcendental idealism, which revolutionized epistemology and metaphysics. more Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a pivotal figure in modern philosophy, best known for his works "Critique of Pure Reason" (1781) and "Critique of Practical Reason" (1788). These texts laid the foundations for his theory of transcendental idealism, which revolutionized epistemology and metaphysics. Born in Königsberg, Prussia, Kant spent his entire life there, teaching at the University of Königsberg. His "Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals" (1785) established his moral philosophy, introducing the concept of the categorical imperative. Kant's rigorous approach to ethics and his critical examinations of reason and experience set him apart from his predecessors and contemporaries. less

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"So act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world"
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"Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse strewn with many a philosophic wreck"
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"Idealism is the assertion that we have an absolute finite knowledge of the infinite whereas realism professes that the infinite is known to us only relatively and therefore must remain always a mystery to us"
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"In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so"
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"Have the courage to use your own understanding"
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"All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason There is nothing higher than reason"
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"Dare to know"
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"Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end"
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"Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination"
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"Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed immaturity"
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"Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made"
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"Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play."
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"Ingratitude is the essence of vileness."
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"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals."
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"We are not rich by what we possess but by what we can do without."
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