inmanuel kant

Immanuel Kant despite being a sociologist, in a certain way influences us and was one of the first authors who read this year when entering the race, he tells us that we must dare to think for ourselves, leave the state of guardianship , in which we unconsciously find ourselves. although he is recognized worldwide as one of the forerunners of German idealism, since we must take into consideration that he is from the 1700s, a long time ago and in some way still influencing contemporary thoughts.

Among his most outstanding writings is the Critique of Pure Reason, generally described as a turning point in the history of philosophy. It investigates the very structure of reason. It is also proposed that traditional metaphysics can be reinterpreted through epistemology, since we can face metaphysical problems when we understand and relate the source to the limits of knowledge.

Kant advanced important works in the fields of science, law, morality, religion and history believing that he had even achieved a compromise between empiricism and rationalism. Accepting that although all our knowledge begins with experience, not everything comes from it, implying that reason plays an important role.