Kant in 90 Minutes

I picked this up on a whim at the local library, looking for a brief refresher. ”It’s difficult to know what to say about Kant’s life. He didn’t really have one (outside his head). Nothing of any real interest happened to him.” Despite Strathern’s disclaimer, he spends more time on Kant’s uneventful b......more

Once again, not incredibly helpful, but it provided me with a few funny autobiographical anecdotes about Kant. These little volumes tend to be odd depending on which philosopher the book is on. With Kant's notoriously unevenftul life in mind, Strathern takes the psychoanalytic approach to explaining......more

Recomendaría otros libros para acercarse a la figura de Kant, pero supongo que cumple con su función de picarte la curiosidad. En este enlace os dejo la entrevista que realicé a Andrés Nebot, doctor en filosofía, para tratar de introducir algunos conceptos sobre este pensador: [URL not allowed]......more

Another installment in Paul Strathern's Philosophers in 90 Minutes series, this does its best to offer background info, a brief synopsis of the philosopher's work, important quotes and a timeline. While I think I have a better grasp of the categorical imperative, the blurbs of Kant's actual writing......more

Kant in 90 Minutes by Paul Strathern Excellent This is another book in a series of authors explained in ninety minutes, with great skill, by a wonderful author. Kant has always been an epitome of high thinking, representing the power of human thought to produce works of genius. The flip side is that Ka......more