Immanuel Kant

Kant lectured and taught at the University of Königsberg in Germany for 40 years. His major works are his three Critiques: the Critique of Pure Reason (1781, 1787), the Critique of Practical Reason (1788), and the Critique of the Power of Judgment (1790). He emphasized that human understanding is the source that structures “all our experience” and that “human reason gives itself the moral law, which is our basis for belief in God, freedom, and immortality”.

1724-1804

Immanuel Kant is a central figure in the development of modern philosophy. He believed and taught that “all reality is theoretically knowable” and worked to resolve differences between empiricism (experience is the source of knowledge) and rationalism (human reason is the source of knowledge).

General Overview

Resources and Links

Websites

Kant in the Classroom

21st Century Kant: learning to frame knowledge anew

Social Cognitivism

Related Theories

Media

References

Hayes, C. (2014). Epistemology: Kant [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watchv=oJg2TF5OVds

Jones, C. (2012, January 22). 21st century Kant: Learning to frame knowledge anew (w/ help from Aristotle & Wittgenstein) | making space for possibility. Retrieved from http://sourcepov.com/2012/01/22/21stc-kant-convergence/.

Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. (2000). Christian cyclopedia. Retrieved from http://cyclopedia.lcms.org/display.aspt1=k&word=KANT.IMMANUEL.

Naragon, S. (2010, July 11). Kant in the classroom: Materials to aid in the study of Kant's lectures. Retrieved from http://www.manchester.edu/kant/.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (2010, May 10). Immanuel Kant. Retrieved from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant/.