ABSTRACT
Immanuel Kant was hard at work – all the time. From his daily reveille at 4.55am until his bedtime at around 9.30pm, his entire day – with the exception of his a ernoon walk through Königsberg, the far eastern German town in which he lived – was devoted to work. From 5.00am until 7.00am, he did his correspondence and investing. From 7.00 until noon, he lectured: ve hours straight. A er his walk, at around 4.00pm, he took up his labours again until fatigue forced him into bed. Even the guest lists for Kant’s elaborate daily luncheon parties, which lasted for hours, were carefully designed to help Kant’s work, by informing him of what was going on in scienti c and political circles.2
