Immanuel Kant

Life and work of a philosopher cannot be unravelled into separate strands. The true events of such a life are only thoughts. Kant has no other biography than the history of his thought. He lived most of his life in one city - Konigsberg, and never ventured beyond the fron­ tiers of East Prussia. He did not seek fame, he did not gain power; neither in living, nor in loving, did he encounter turbule...