I n 1790, Immanuel Kant makes the famous statement in his critique of judgment: ‘‘there will never be a Newton of the blade of grass, because human science will never be able to explain how a living being can originate from inanimate matter’ [1]. The German naturalist Ernst Haeckel, about 70 years later, celebrates Charles Darwin to be such a ‘‘Newton of the grass blade’’ [2] Haeckel’s enthusia...

Critique of Pure Reason as a critique pure experience. Kant and contemporary disputes over the content perception:­ The ­article ­is ­an­ attempt ­at critically ­analysing­ ­conceptual­ ­of ­perception ­in ­Immanuel ­Kant’s transcendental philosophy.­ ­author ­claims­ that ­unity ­as ­the ­feature ­forms ­intuition ­closely ­related­ to unity ­category ­the­ intellect ­and ­such ­with ­uniting ...

This paper concerns the challenges that face university-based business schools. These are concerned with their ability to maintain expectations in educational and research terms, whilst at same time making impact social contexts. outlines how might be informed by a heightened awareness of difference between pure practical reasoning. was key concern Immanuel Kant, who laid foundation philosophic...

There is perhaps no more vexing, fraught, and neglected concept in the study of children's literature than aesthetics. No doubt the neglect of a serious, theoretical inquiry into the aesthetics of children's literature stems from our contemporary understandings of the discipline of children's literature itself. The study of children's literature has, historically, been the work of librarians an...

In this paper, we will be examining the question of personal identity in context Immanuel Kant?s philosophy, as well among contemporary Kantian thinkers such Christine Korsgaard. Our investigation focus primarily on those aspects issue that are relevant to moral philosophy. While some may believe is not a primary concern or it does merit extensive discussion, argue indeed significant philosophi...

Typically, Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason has been discussed in the context of epistemology, the study of human knowing. However, one aspect or implication that scholars seem to have missed is the relevance that Kant’s theory has for the field of literary criticism; in particular, its relation to the “Reader-Response” theory.In this paper, we will reexamine the basic claims of the Read...