Kant

May 10, 2023•140 words

Immanuel Kant

1724-1804

Life

Early life
- Born in Königsberg, Prussia
- Lived in the remote province in which he was born
- According to him, his father was a descendant of a Scottish immigrant
- Parents were followers of the Pietist branch of the Lutheran Church
- Pietists taught that religion belongs to inner life expressed in simplicity and obedience to moral law
Education
- Enters the Pietist school at the age of 8, directed by his pastor
- Latin school, Kant acquired a love for Latin classics
- 1740: Enrolled in the University of Königsberg
- Was a theological student, but principally attracted to mathematics and physics
- 1746: Father dies, he is unable to obtain the post of under-tutor and so he withdrew to seek a means of supporting himself
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Philosophy

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