Kant

Examples

• Lambert (1728-1777), Kant found a genius akin to his own, and through him hoped for a reformation of philosophy on the basis of the study of science. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• We have seen that Pasteur was the son of a tanner, Priestley of a cloth-maker, Dalton of a weaver, Lambert of a tailor, Kant of a saddler, Watt of a shipbuilde r, Smith of a farmer. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• In a work written eight years later Kant sought to furnish people of ordinary intelligence with a proof of the existence of God. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• For part of this theory Kant was indebted to Thomas Wright of Durham (1711-1786). Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Laplace in his statement of the nebular hypothesis made no mention of Kant. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• His disciple Kant now undertook to explain an additional number of phenomena on mechanical principles. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Kant was especially stimulated by the analog y between the Milky Way and the rings of Saturn. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• This, however, is not Kant's characteristic manner in supporting moral and religious truth. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.

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