All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.

Quote by Immanuel Kant

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I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief.

I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief.

The nice part about living in a small town is that when you don't know...

The nice part about living in a small town is that when you don't know...

A categorical imperative would be one which represented an action as objectively necessary in itself,...

A categorical imperative would be one which represented an action as objectively necessary in itself,...

Intuition and concepts constitute... the elements of all our knowledge, so that neither concepts without...

Intuition and concepts constitute... the elements of all our knowledge, so that neither concepts without...

In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics...

In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics...

Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.

Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.

Man must be disciplined, for he is by nature raw and wild

Man must be disciplined, for he is by nature raw and wild

Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination

Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination

No-one can compel me to be happy in accordance with his conception of the welfare...

No-one can compel me to be happy in accordance with his conception of the welfare...

The death of dogma is the birth of morality.

The death of dogma is the birth of morality.

The question is not so much whether there is life on Mars as whether it...

The question is not so much whether there is life on Mars as whether it...

All the interests of my reason, speculative as well as practical, combine in the three...

All the interests of my reason, speculative as well as practical, combine in the three...

Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful...

Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful...

All thought must, directly or indirectly, by way of certain characters, relate ultimately to intuitions,...

All thought must, directly or indirectly, by way of certain characters, relate ultimately to intuitions,...

By a lie a man throws away and, as it were, annihilates his dignity as...

By a lie a man throws away and, as it were, annihilates his dignity as...

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We...

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We...

Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play.

Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play.

Fallacious and misleading arguments are most easily detected if set out in correct syllogistic form

Fallacious and misleading arguments are most easily detected if set out in correct syllogistic form

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and...

I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and...