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One of the most influential philosophers in the history of... |
Western Philosophy |
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Best known work is |
The Critique of Pure Reason |
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Kant was a German Philosopher during the enlightenment era of the late |
18th century |
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Interests: |
Epistemology Metaphysics Ethics Aesthetics Cosmogony (origin of universe) |
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Notable Ideas |
-Kant's Philosophy stands between rationalism and empiricism -Philosophical Statement: We construct the self.
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Formula of Categorical Imperatives |
The universalizability principle: "act so that you treat humanity" |
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Contribution: |
-Hypothetical Imperatives (an action or command of reason based on desires) -Categorical imperative (moral obligations are derived from pure reason) |
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Formula of Humanity |
Formula of end-in-itself |
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Kant argued that proper application of categorical imperative will leave us to... |
Moral truth |
