He emerged from his silence with the weighty and difficult Critique of Pure Reason (CPR). Abandoning his sociable lifestyle he secluded himself and refused to publish or appear in public for the next 11 years. But at age 46 Kant – like many of us! – experienced a crisis.
Humble son of a harness maker, Immanuel Kant rapidly became an established and famous philosopher. His publications cover topics ranging from consciousness and perception to morality and aesthetics, and his reflections continue to be discussed to this day.
Though almost never stepping outside of his hometown, Königsberg, Germany, Kant’s fame and influence extended throughout the globe and played a pivotal role in the history of human thought. The German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) has played an undeniably crucial role in the development of psychology as a discipline, much of which has escaped the attention of modern psychologists.
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