Definition for Kant, Immanuel
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Kant, Immanuel (1724 to 1804): Philosopher born in Germany. He became a professor of logic and metaphysics in 1770. His main work, now a philosophical classic, is Critique of Pure Reason in which he provided a response to the empiricism of Hume. Kant followed this over time with two other “Critiques,” one of which (Critique of Practical Reason) deals with moral theory and another (“Critique of Judgment”) centering on aesthetic questions. A significant later work, worthy of mention, is his “Religion within the Limits of Reason Alone.” For those interested in a somewhat more approachable picture of Kant’s ethical theory than is offered in the Second Critique, “Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals” is recommended.