Immanuel Kant

1724–1804

Nationality: German

Historical Period: The 18th Century

Kant was a German philosopher who taught for many years at the University of Koenigsberg. He made pivotal contributions to the study of ethics and epistemology and was a leading figure in the German Enlightenment.

See the Liberty Matters online discussion on Limited Government, Unlimited Liberalism. Or, How Benjamin Constant was a Kantian After All

For more information see the Biographical Essay.

Quotes from Immanuel Kant:

• Immanuel Kant on citizens giving their consent via representatives to declare war
• Immanuel Kant on the natural right to seek happiness

Titles from Immanuel Kant:

• Author: The Critique of Judgement
• Author: Kant’s Critique of Practical Reason and Other Works on the Theory of Ethics
• Author: Critique of Pure Reason
• Author: Kant on Education (über Pädagogik)
• Author: The Metaphysics of Ethics
• Author: Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay (1917 ed.)
• Author: The Philosophy of Law
• Author: Kant’s Principles of Politics, including his essay on Perpetual Peace
• Author: Kant’s Prolegomena and Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science.