Immanuel Kant Quotes


The desire which a man has for a woman is not directed towards her because she is a human being, but because she is a woman ; that she is a human being is of no concern to the man; only her sex is the object of his desires.


Citations

Kant, Immanuel. Lectures on Ethics. Translated by Louis Infield, Methuen & Co., 1930, p. 164.

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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.