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Metaphysics... is nothing but the inventory of all we possess through pure reason, ordered systematically. Nothing here can escape us, because what reason brings forth entirely out of itself cannot be hidden, but is brought to light by reason itself as soon as reason's common principle has been discovered. The perfect unity of this kind of cognition, and the fact that it arises solely out of pure concepts without any influence that would extend or increase it from experience or even particular intuition, which would lead to a determinate experience, make this unconditioned completeness not only feasible but also necessary. Tecum habita, et noris quam sit tibi curta supellex. Dwell in your own house, and you will know how simple your possessions are. - Persius


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Author Bio


  • NameImmanuel Kant
  • DescriptionGerman philosopher
  • BornApril 22, 1724
  • DiedFebruary 12, 1804
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Anthropologist; Physicist; Librarian; Writer; Educationist
  • WorksCritique Of Pure Reason; Critique Of Practical Reason; Critique Of Judgment; Prolegomena To Any Future Metaphysics; Answering The Question: What Is Enlightenment?; The Metaphysics Of Morals; Religion Within The Bounds Of Bare Reason