Immanuel Kant Quotes


Man must have an incentive to set him in motion before he can be given a goal towards which this motion should be directed. This incentive can obviously be none other than the law itself


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Immanuel Kant, 1724-1804, German Philosopher, Quoted in Patrick Shaw, Biographical Sketch of Immanuel Kant, Free Speech Philosophers

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Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant
  • Born: April 22, 1724
  • Died: February 12, 1804
  • Nationality: Prussian
  • Profession: Philosopher

Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher and one of the central Enlightenment thinkers. Kant's comprehensive and systematic works in epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics have made him one of the most influential figures in modern Western philosophy.