Kant's moral philosophy

Kant's moral philosophy

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Episode #056 ... Kant pt. 1 - An Introduction to the Introduction
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On this episode of the podcast, we begin our discussion of Immanuel Kant. We first examine the historical context Kant was born into and consider the challenges philosophy was faced with, thanks to David Hume. We also discuss the change in the way humans were beginning to look at ...  Show more