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Birth
German philosopher, founder of German classical philosophy, which stands on the brink of the Enlightenment and romanticism. -
Education
He entered the University of Königsberg -
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Scientific activity
He has developed and has published the cosmogonic suppose of an origin of Solar system from an initial fog. -
Philosophical work
In this period it was written by Kant fundamental philosophical work, which brought scientist reputation as one of the outstanding thinkers of the XVIII century and has had a huge impact on the further development of world philosophy -
Theory of knowledge
Kant has rejected the dogmatic way of understanding and thought that instead need to be based on a critical method of philosophizing, the essence of which lies in the study of the mind, boundaries that can reach the mind of man, and the study of individual human cognition. The main philosophical work of Kant, is "Critique of pure reason". The initial problem for Kant is the question "How is it possible pure knowledge? -
Kant assing 12 categories of reason
1.Kategory number
a)Unity
b)Many
c)Integrity
2.Quality category
a)Reality
b)Denial
c)Restriction
3.Category relationships
a)Substance and belonging
b)Cause and effect
c)Interaction
4.The category of modality
a)The possibility and impossibility
b)The existence and non-existence
c)Necessity and chance -
Date of death