ABSTRACT
Whereas most modern philosophers arrived at their basic philosophical positions early in life, Immanuel Kant did not work out his views until well into middle age. Whereas the earlier thinkers wrote major works when still young, Kant’s important pieces were written between the ages of 57 and 67. Whereas the others’ works were written for a broad general audience and are relatively accessible to educated readers, Kant wrote in an academic style that is notoriously difficult to follow. Whereas most of the earlier philosophers traveled widely, Kant never left the provincial city in which he was born. Unlike his predecessors, who held many different positions and practiced philosophy on the side, Kant earned his living as a professor of philosophy. Yet Kant is the most important and influential of all modern philosophers. Kant was born and raised in the town of Konigsberg in East Prussia where he lived and died.
