Kant

ebook A Beginner's Guide to the Core Ideas and Modern Relevance of Immanuel Kant, Including the Categorical Imperative, Deontology, and the Nature of Human Knowledge · Western Philosophy

By The Philosophy School

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Often considered history's most difficult philosopher, what if Immanuel Kant's revolutionary ideas are more accessible—and more relevant—than you've ever imagined?

Before Kant, philosophy was locked in a war between reason and experience, leaving science and morality on shaky ground. Then, a quiet, punctual professor from a small Prussian city unleashed a quiet revolution that changed everything.

From The Philosophy School, Kant: A Beginner's Guide is your essential map to the intricate and profound world of the man who architected modern thought. This is not a dense academic treatise; it is a clear and direct guide designed to demystify the core of Kant's project for the curious modern reader.

nside this illuminating guide, you will:

  • Witness the "Copernican Revolution": Discover Kant's groundbreaking idea that our minds don't just receive reality, they actively shape it.
  • Master the Categorical Imperative: Learn the supreme, unconditional moral law that can be discovered through reason alone, providing a universal guide for our actions.
  • Understand Deontology: Grasp the power of a duty-based ethics where the intention behind an act—the Good Will—is what truly matters.
  • Explore the Humanity Formula: Uncover the powerful principle to "treat humanity as an end in itself," the very foundation of modern human rights and dignity.
  • Navigate the Limits of Reason: Learn the crucial distinction between the world as it appears (phenomena) and the world as it is in itself (noumena).
  • More than just a summary, this book shows you *why* Kant matters today. His ideas provide the framework for contemporary discussions on justice, consciousness, and what it means to be a moral person in a complex world.

    If you are ready to understand the philosopher who united reason and experience, this guide is your indispensable starting point.

    Kant