Immanuel Kant was born on April 22, 1724.¹⁾

He died on February 12, 1804.²⁾

He was born in Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia).³⁾

Kant was the fourth of nine children in a modest family; his father was a harness maker.⁴⁾

He studied at the University of Königsberg, known as the Albertina, starting at the age of 16.⁵⁾

Initially, Kant studied theology but later shifted his focus to mathematics and physics.⁶⁾

Kant began his academic career as a private tutor before becoming a lecturer at the University of Königsberg.⁷⁾

He was appointed a full professor of logic and metaphysics at the University of Königsberg in 1770.⁸⁾

Kant's most famous work is “Critique of Pure Reason,” published in 1781.⁹⁾

Kant's philosophy is often referred to as “critical philosophy,” emphasizing the limits of human knowledge.¹⁰⁾

He wrote three major critiques: “Critique of Pure Reason,” “Critique of Practical Reason,” and “Critique of Judgment.”¹¹⁾

Kant is known for his theory of transcendental idealism, which argues that our experience of things is about how they appear to us, not about those things as they are in themselves.¹²⁾

Kant introduced the concept of the categorical imperative, a central concept in his moral philosophy.¹³⁾

He believed that morality is based on reason and that moral actions are those performed out of duty.¹⁴⁾

Kant's ethics have had a profound influence on modern moral philosophy.¹⁵⁾