History of Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant was a great philosopher who has appeared in stage times Aufklarung German philosophical thought sed eagle late 18th century. Was born on 22 April 1724 in Konigsberg, a small town in East Prussia. The fourth son of a saddler Konigsberg faithful horse with Pietism movement. Immanuel Kant developed in an atmosphere of Christianity. At the age of eight Immanuel Kant began his formal education at the Collegium Fredericanum based school spirit Pietism. At this school he studied Latin, a language that is often used by academics and scientists at that time to express their thoughts.

Immanuel Kant learned almost all courses were given in the university town. Due to financial reasons, Kant college while working. Kant became a private tutor in a wealthy family in Konigsberg. Well at university he became acquainted with Martin Knutzen (1713-1751), a professor who has a major influence on Kant. Knutzen was a disciple of Von Chistian Wolff (1679-1754), and a professor of logic and metaphysics. Even so, he put a special interest in the natural sciences, and able to teach physics, astronomy and mathematics.

In 1755, Immanuel Kant received his "Doctor" with a dissertation entitled "A Brief descriptions of Some Thoughts Concerning the Fire" (Meditationum Quarundum de Igne Succinta Delineatio), a work in the field of natural sciences. After that, Immanuel Kant worked as privatdozent in Konigsberg by teaching subjects: metaphysics, geography, pedagogy, physics and mathematics, logic, philosophy, theology, astronomy, and mineralogy. Kant was dubbed the "Master Capable" (Der Schone Master) as a way of life by teaching a skill orator. Immanuel Kant was able to move the mind and feelings of the audience, and the sharpness of his mind

In March of 1770, Immanuel Kant holds a professor of logic and metaphysics at the University of Konigsberg with a dissertation "On the Form and Principles of the World sensory and Budiah" (De Mundi Sensibilis Atgue Intelligibilis Forma et Principlis).

Life as a philosopher Immanuel Kant can be divided into two time periods ie Pre-Critical and Critical. Life of Immanuel Kant as privatdozent of the year 1755-1770 in the era known as the Pre Critical. In the days of Pre-Critical Kant adheres to the establishment His rationalistic Wolff and his friends. Then influenced by the concept of empirical Hume, and gradually leave Rationalism. Immanuel Kant said that Hume was the one who has to wake itself from sleep dogmatically, the following are critical times. In this second era Kant radically changed the face of philosophy with philosophy and criticism of the criticism he opposes dogmatism.

Immanuel Kant bachelor all his life, maybe he thinks like Nietzsche who argued that the marriage would hinder the attainment of truth, or Telleyrand which found that married people will do anything for money. At the age of 22 years, Immanuel Kant stated "I've set a certain way, I would like to sail on, none of which can hinder me in achieving that goal." According to one biographer, Kant takes place according to the rules of life are decisive, wake up, drink coffee, write, lecture, eat, walk, each having their own time. Then Kant emerged from his door, walked to the lane under shady trees is often called The Streets The Philosopher.

Later in 1796 AD, Immanuel Kant stop giving lectures on the grounds of old age, in 1798 AD his health began to decline. Finally, on February 12, 1804 Kant died at age 80 years in a state of dementia. Many mourners came from all corners of Konigsberg, and throughout Germany. His body was buried in the city cemetery. The tomb was then broken and repaired in 1881, in 1924, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Kant, the remains of his bones were moved to the veranda Konigsberg cathedral in the city center.

When the second world war raged great, cathedral foyer ravaged war against Germany. In 1950, some unidentified people unload stone coffin tomb of Immanuel Kant, and carried off his bones. Who still live until now is a memorial of bronze attached to the wall of the porch, and contains the words "the starry sky above me, the moral law within me" (coelum stellatum supreme, lex intra moralist me). Kant admired two things during his life in this world, when he contemplates the mysteries of the universe (physics) and the mystery of the human person of the (ethics).

In terms of his work, Immanuel Kant was very instrumental in the development of science. His works are filled with a variety of dilemmas and paradoxes are very abstract, which at first seem far from the problems of everyday people. The works were written in a very academic style, which will greatly surprise anyone who read it. The works are monumental and extremely valuable pieces have been created from his thoughts.