SOCRATES MEETS KANT The Father of Philosophy Meets His Most Influential Modern Child by PETER KREEFT

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SOCRATES MEETS KANT The Father of Philosophy Meets His Most Influential Modern Child by PETER KREEFT

Immanuel Kant is one of the greatest philosophers in history. As Peter Kreeft notes in this book, however, Kant is really two philosphers–a philosopher concerned with how we know things (epistemology) and a philosopher of right and wrong (ethics). If he had written only on either topic, he would still be the most important and influential of the modern philosophers. The combination of the two, though, makes for a formidable thinker. Kreeft’s Socrates reflects what the historical philosopher would likely have made of Kant’s ideas, while also recognizing the greatness, genius, and insightfulness of Kant. The result of their dialogues is a helpful, highly readable, even amusing book, useful for beginner as well as master. Paper.