Immanuel Kant

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Definition

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a German Enlightenment thinker who is widely regarded as one of the most important philosophers of any period. His most famous works of critical philosophy include The Critique of Pure Reason, which challenged the dominance of empiricism and rationalism in Enlightenment thought and shifted the focus of philosophy to an examination of general concepts and categories.

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  • 1724 - 1804
    Life of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant.
  • 22 Apr 1724
    Immanuel Kant is born in Königsberg, East Prussia (Kaliningrad, Russia).
  • 1770
    Immanuel Kant secures a professorship of logic and metaphysics at the University of Königsberg.
  • 1781
    Immanuel Kant publishes The Critique of Pure Reason.
  • 1785
    Immanuel Kant publishes Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Ethics.
  • 1788
    Immanuel Kant publishes The Critique of Practical Reason.
  • 1790
    Immanuel Kant publishes The Critique of Judgement.
  • 1795
    Immanuel Kant publishes Perpetual Peace.
  • 12 Feb 1804
    Immanuel Kant dies in Königsberg, East Prussia (Kaliningrad, Russia).
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