Name: Anthropology, History, and Education
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Author: Immanuel Kant
ISBN: 9780521181211

portada Anthropology, History, and Education

Type

Physical Book

Author

Immanuel Kant

Illustrated by

Robert B. Louden

Translated by

Robert B. Louden

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2011

Language

English

Pages

597

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.4x15.2x3.3 cm

Weight

0.91 kg.

ISBN13

9780521181211

Edition No.

N/A

Synopsis "Anthropology, History, and Education "

Anthropology, History, and Education, first published in 2007, contains all of Kant's major writings on human nature. Some of these works, which were published over a thirty-nine year period between 1764 and 1803, had never before been translated into English. Kant's question 'What is the human being?' is approached indirectly in his famous works on metaphysics, epistemology, moral and legal philosophy, aesthetics and the philosophy of religion, but it is approached directly in his extensive but less well-known writings on physical and cultural anthropology, the philosophy of history, and education which are gathered in the present volume. Kant repeatedly claimed that the question 'What is the human being?' should be philosophy's most fundamental concern, and Anthropology, History, and Education can be seen as effectively presenting his philosophy as a whole in a popular guise.

Immanuel Kant

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Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a German philosopher and one of the most influential figures in modern philosophy. His thinking laid the foundations of transcendental idealism, focused on the relationship between experience and reason. Among his most important works is Critique of Pure Reason (1781), where he analyzes the limits of human knowledge. He also wrote Critique of Practical Reason (1788), focused on morality, and Critique of Judgment (1790), which addresses aesthetics and teleology.

Additionally, in Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785), he presented his famous theory of the categorical imperative, the cornerstone of his ethics. His ideas on enlightenment, morality, and epistemology continue to influence philosophy and social sciences.

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