Entertaining and enlightening as David P. Barash’s essay was (“Kant Isn’t Just for Kindergartners,” The Review, June 8), it distorted the meaning of the categorical imperative to a significant degree.

It was claimed Immanuel Kant’s routine was so predictable his neighbours could set their clocks by his daily walk. Born in 1724 in the Prussian town of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia), Kant had a ...

A new introduction to the great philosopher’s work foregrounds its revolutionary nature and far-reaching impact.

In the past, we have covered various scientists and their contributions to their respective professions, but we’ve never touched based on professors of philosophy. Not until now, that is. Immanuel ...

The word "end" in this phrase has the same meaning as in the phrase "means to an end". The philosopher Immanuel Kant said that rational human beings should be treated as an end in themselves and not ...

William Egginton’s The Rigor of Angels unveils a shared common ground to bind an unlikely trio, despite the centuries, continents and disciplines holding them apart: theoretical physicist Werner ...