The major works of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant analyze speculative and moral reason and the faculty of human judgement. Kant exerted influence on the intellectual movements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The fourth of nine children...

Considered one of the most important European philosophers of modern times, Immanuel Kant was not only a significant figure in the history of metaphysics, but also applied his keen intellect to fundamental issues in mathematics and physics. Born in...

Widely considered the foremost philosopher since classical antiquity, Immanuel Kant effected a revolution in philosophy. His influence on the development of science, theology, and philosophy is virtually incalculable. He offered solutions to problems...

Kant, Immanuel [addendum] Immanuel Kant s Ethical Thought. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press,...

Knowledge and Modality The prominence of the modalities (i.e., necessity and contingency) in epistemological discussions is due to the influence of Immanuel Kant (1965), who maintained that: All knowledge of necessary propositions is a priori; and All...

Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) was a German philosopher of enormous influence in every area of philosophical, political and moral thought. In political terms he is especially important as a writer in the Enlightenment tradition and as a successor to...

. 1724–1804. German philosopher who spent all his life in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad). He is often regarded as synthesizing the ‘British EMPIRICIST’ and ‘Continental RATIONALIST’ schools by standing back from the...

Immanuel Kant (22 April, 1724 – 12 February, 1804) was an 18th-century German philosopher from Königsberg in the Kingdom of Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia). He is regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of modern Europe and of the...

Immanuel Kant represents time and space with the graphic images of line and other graphic analogies at points where words fail him, notably, for the activity of the imagination and of genius. Kant uses analogies to explain what is mysterious and hidden and when...

Every thing in this world is judg'd of by comparison. (1) It is impossible to continue in the practice of contemplating any order of beauty, without being frequently obliged to form comparisons between the several species and degrees of excellence, and estimating their...

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In this essay, originally presented as three lectures at Columbia University in April, 1980, Rawls explores Kantian constructivism in moral theory (as illustrated by justice as fairness and adopted in A Theory of Justice, by which objectivity is established through "a suitably constructed social point of view."

In the following excerpt from his Immanuel Kant: His Life and Doctrine (1902), Paulsen discusses the sources and historical importance of Kant's philosophy and outlines the central tenets of his practical philosophy.

In the following essay, Schneewind discusses Kant's conception of autonomy and the moral agent, and the ground of his obligation to the moral law.

Analyzes the obligation of a moral child to support his elderly parents. It includes reasons why children should support their elderly parents and not neglect them. References Immanuel Kant's ethical theories.

Human moral theory can only be based on human action. It is important to understand why humans regard things as moral and Hume does an excellent job of explaining this based on observable human characteristics. A theory like Kant's lacks this quality. Since its basis is not observable it lacks the credibility for application. It is simply an idealistic approach to morals. Although potentially very pleasing, Kant's ideas loses their own validity by straying from humanity and into divinity.