Immanuel
Kant, the son of a saddler, was born in Konigsberg, Prussia, in 1724.
He studied and later taught at the University of Konigsberg. In 1770
he became Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the university.
Kant's
early publications concerned geophysics, astronomy and cosmology.
His later works were concerned with philosophy. In 1781 Kant published
Critique of Pure Reason. This
was followed by Critique of Pure Reason
(1781), Groundwork to the Metaphysics of
Morals (1785) and Critique of
Judgement (1790).
In the book he argued that by the use of our own reason we can discover
and live up to the basic principles of knowledge and action without
outside assistance or divine intervention.
In
1795 Kant published Philosophical Project
for Perpetual Peace. In his book he suggested that to achieve
peace it was necessary to create a "federation of free states"
in Europe.
Immanuel
Kant, who is regarded
as one of the great figures in the history of philosophy, died in
1804.
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