Immanuel Kant

Short Presentation of Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) was a German philosopher and one of the most influential thinkers in Western philosophy. He was born in Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), and spent his entire life there, teaching and writing.

Kant is best known for his work in epistemology, ethics, and metaphysics. His most famous work, Critique of Pure Reason (1781), revolutionized the way we understand knowledge and experience. He argued that our understanding of the world is shaped not only by sensory input but also by the way our mind structures this input.

In ethics, Kant developed the concept of the categorical imperative, a universal moral law based on reason. He believed that moral actions must come from duty and be universally applicable, not based on consequences.

Kant’s philosophy, often referred to as transcendental idealism, held that we can never know things as they are in themselves (das Ding an sich), only as they appear to us.

His ideas laid the groundwork for much of modern philosophy and influenced areas from political theory to aesthetics.

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On Morality and Duty

“Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.”

(Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals)

— This is the core of Kant’s categorical imperative, a principle for universal moral action.

“Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe… the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.”

(Critique of Practical Reason)

— A poetic summary of Kant’s vision of the grandeur of nature and human ethics.

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On Enlightenment and Freedom

“Enlightenment is man’s emergence from his self-imposed immaturity.”

(What is Enlightenment?)

— Kant defines enlightenment as the courage to use one’s own reason.

“Sapere aude! Have courage to use your own understanding!”

— Latin for “Dare to know” – Kant’s motto for the Enlightenment.

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On Knowledge and Reality

“All our knowledge begins with experience, but it does not follow that it arises from experience.”

(Critique of Pure Reason)

— A key insight into his theory of how the mind structures knowledge.

“Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.”

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Hva betyr “tingen i seg selv”?

Kants begrep “tingen i seg selv” (das Ding an sich) er en av de mest kjente – og mest misforståtte – ideene i moderne filosofi.

Immanuel Kant mente at vi aldri kan få direkte kunnskap om virkeligheten slik den er uavhengig av oss. Det vi erfarer, er alltid formet av hvordan sansene våre og forstanden vår strukturerer verden.

💡 To nivåer av virkelighet hos Kant:

Fenomenene – slik ting fremstår for oss (gjennom sanser og forstand).
Tingen i seg selv (das Ding an sich) – slik tingen er uavhengig av vår erfaring.

🧠 Eksempel:

Tenk deg at du ser et eple. Du opplever farge, form og lukt – men alt dette er hvordan eplet fremstår i din bevissthet. Hva eplet egentlig er i seg selv, utenfor sansene dine – det kan du aldri vite direkte.

📌 Kort sagt:

Vi kjenner bare verden slik den fremstår for oss – aldri slik den virkelig er i seg selv.

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Immanuel Kant

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On Morality and Duty

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On Enlightenment and Freedom

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On Knowledge and Reality

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Hva betyr “tingen i seg selv”?

💡 To nivåer av virkelighet hos Kant:

🧠 Eksempel:

📌 Kort sagt:

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Immanuel Kant

QUOTES

🧠 On Morality and Duty

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📚 On Enlightenment and Freedom

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🕰 On Knowledge and Reality

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🔍

Hva betyr “tingen i seg selv”?

💡 To nivåer av virkelighet hos Kant:

🧠 Eksempel:

📌 Kort sagt:

Get in touch

🧠
On Morality and Duty

📚
On Enlightenment and Freedom

🕰
On Knowledge and Reality