Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a German Enlightenment thinker who is widely regarded as one of the most important philosophers of any period. His most famous works of critical philosophy include The Critique of Pure Reason, which challenged the dominance of empiricism and rationalism in Enlightenment thought and shifted the focus of philosophy to an examination of general concepts and categories.
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1724 - 1804Life of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant.
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22 Apr 1724Immanuel Kant is born in Königsberg, East Prussia (Kaliningrad, Russia).
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1770Immanuel Kant secures a professorship of logic and metaphysics at the University of Königsberg.
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1781Immanuel Kant publishes The Critique of Pure Reason.
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1785Immanuel Kant publishes Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Ethics.
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1788Immanuel Kant publishes The Critique of Practical Reason.
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1790Immanuel Kant publishes The Critique of Judgement.
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1795Immanuel Kant publishes Perpetual Peace.
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12 Feb 1804Immanuel Kant dies in Königsberg, East Prussia (Kaliningrad, Russia).
