Immanuel Kant: Biography and Conflict (06:12)

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Kant's most famous works were completed in his old age. His masterpiece is "Critique of Pure Reason." His work reveals conflict between physical science and ethical and religious convictions.

Kant: Logic and Experience (06:39)

Kant was dissatisfied with how his predecessors had dealt with the conflict of physical science and religion. Hume: all propositions may be considered in two ways--a priori knowledge or experience.

Kant: Reality and Appearances (04:34)

Kant draws a distinction between the world as it is in itself and appearances. Human knowledge relies on two things: what there is to know and what perceptive apparatus humans have.

Kant: Form of Experience (05:53)

Kant calls his view of knowledge "the metaphysics of nature." Space and time are imposed upon human sensibility. Arithmetic deals with forms of sensibility. Experiences are sense-dependent.

Kant: Morality and Free Will (05:59)

Kant tries to build a firm foundation for theological speculations. Kant believes in God's existence. He understands that belief in God is not a matter of proof but a consequence of faith.

Kant: Ethics and Rationality (05:35)

Kant's work begins with a conflict between Newtonian physics and the requirements of ethics. Kant argues that ethics arise from reason.

Comprehending Kant (07:47)

"Real" reality is outside human perception and experience. Therefore, experience of the world is illusory. Kant's writing is almost purely academic. He is considered the world's greatest philosopher.