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Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant

Kant and the Theory of Human Knowledge

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) is generally recognized as the greatest philosopher
since Plato and Aristotle.  During this period philosophers sought to apply the methods of
science to the study of human beings.  He was influenced greatly by the ethical and social
thought of Rousseau.  Kant repeatedly expressed his faith in the free democratic use of
reason to examine everything, however traditional, authoritative, or sacred.  Kant and his
philosophy was influenced by both Christianity and science and in seeing the most
fundamental problems of philosophy in how to combine the two. Kant views God as
omniscient, omnipotent, and benevolent; and immortal human soul; and human free-will. 
Kant is also equally influenced by science.  One fundamental objective of his philosophy
was to explain how scientific knowledge is possible.  
    Kant developed a systematic theory of knowledge and human cognitive faculties to
show how both the empirical methods of physical science and the method of proof in
mathematics depend on a priori presuppositions.  He claimed that these cannot themselves
be proved by logical truths.  Such principles, can, however, be seen by philosophical
reflection, specifically by “transcendental arguments,” to be necessary conditions of any
empirical experience of

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