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Fox
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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 Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 8:13 pm Post subject: Guns don't kill people... |
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...Kant kills people*.
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Immanuel Kant Philosophical Debate In Russia Ends In Shooting
A philosophical debate over the work of Immanuel Kant saw a man shot several times after the dispute descended into a violent debacle.
Two men were apparently waiting for a beer when they became embroiled in a high brow discussion that revolved around the German philosopher. Their argument became more and more intense before it finally erupted in violence.
It’s believed that the pair, at first, threw punches at one another before one of those involved then decided to pull out a small nonlethal pistol, which he shot repeatedly.
Kant, who authored the integral text Critique of Pure Reason, has been blamed for the shooting after a police spokeswoman confirmed that he was the topic of their altercation.
Officers have so far refused to name the men, who were both in their 20s; howeverm they have admitted that they now have the shooter in custody while the man who was shot is now in hospital recovering from his injuries. His condition has been described as stable.
The attacker, who fled the scene before being captured, could now be imprisoned for 10 years, and he is now set to be charged with the intentional infliction of serious bodily harm.
It’s still not known which of Kant’s theories the duo were arguing about.
Immanuel Kant is regarded as the central figure of modern philosophy, and, between 1724 until his death in 1804, he wrote and created numerous integral pieces that has influenced various fields including ethics, political philosophy, and metaphysics.
Kant worked non-stop for 60 years and only ever took time out of his studies to go for a walk at 3.30 pm, which he did every day. Kant was less than 5 feet tall and suffered from terrible health for most of his life, so much so that he never left his home of Konigsberg in Prussia throughout his life. |
I warned you fellows against Kant. Only now do you see why. When is it going to be enough?
*All right, all right, admittedly in this case Kant only sent someone to the hospital, but that's not as catchy. |
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GF
Joined: 26 Sep 2012
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| Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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The shooter was merely demonstrating that reality is independent of a priori forms of understanding.
| Tracer Bullet wrote: |
| My friend is an eloquent speaker. He made three profound arguments while I excused myself from the room. I always leave when the talk gets philosophical. |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Why Kant we all just get along? |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Kant never asked why, he just "knew" based on his experience. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:27 am Post subject: |
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| I Kant believe what I just heard. |
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 4:34 am Post subject: |
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| Gee, I don't think Kant would have approved. |
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GF
Joined: 26 Sep 2012
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:19 am Post subject: |
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| On hume shall we lay the blame? |
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