A new introduction to the great philosopher’s work foregrounds its revolutionary nature and far-reaching impact.

IT is astonishing how long the English-speaking public has had to wait for an adequate translation of Kant's epoch-making work. The “Critique of Pure Reason” was published in 1781, all but a hundred ...

The word "end" in this phrase has the same meaning as in the phrase "means to an end". The philosopher Immanuel Kant said that rational human beings should be treated as an end in themselves and not ...

Anyone who relies on the voice of reason cannot ignore Immanuel Kant. April 22 marks the 300th anniversary of the German philosopher's birth. What does the author of ...

Unlike in Europe, few in the United States will be celebrating the philosopher’s 300th birthday. But Kant’s writing shows that a free, just and moral life is possible — and that’s relevant everywhere.

Rule 3 tells us to construct our abode of thought with the same care as when constructing a house, such that stability ...

Egginton, a professor of humanities at Johns Hopkins University, is the author of the new book The Rigor of Angels: Borges, Kant, Heisenberg, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality The philosophical world ...

In the past, we have covered various scientists and their contributions to their respective professions, but we’ve never touched based on professors of philosophy. Not until now, that is. Immanuel ...

Deontological (duty-based) ethics are concerned with what people do, not with the consequences of their actions. Do the right thing. Do it because it's the right thing to do. Don't do wrong things.

‘Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe the more often and steadily we reflect upon them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.” Immanuel Kant’s ...