![]() ![]() His contribution practically put an end to philosophical speculation as it had been practiced for centuries, it established a firm basis for factual knowledge (in particular the scientific method), but it also opened the way to agnosticism on ultimate issues. Through his “ Copernican revolution,” Kant moved the criterion of truth from assertions about an external reality to the immediacy of the knowing self. His philosophy brought together the two major currents competing at the time of the Enlightenment, the metaphysical approach and the empirical approach. ![]() Quite generally regarded as one of history’s truly great thinkers, Immanuel Kant is known for the historical synthesis of his transcendental method. Born in Königsberg, East Prussia, Immanuel Kant (Ap– February 12, 1804) was a German philosopher and scientist ( astrophysics, mathematics, geography, anthropology) from East Prussia. ![]()
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