Kant was also about 5ft tall and had an unusually large head. He had an odd posture suggesting he may have had scoliosis or some form of physical malady. Reports are in spite of his pious upbringing he was popular at parties.
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But he was a man.
Man, that sounds like the dream right there! I want a safe, predictable life so my creativity can flourish. 😌
Kant wasn't like that. He was a socialite
His second rule was, to have a due balance of young men, frequently of very young men, selected fromthe students of the university, in order to impress a movement of gaiety and juvenile playfulness on the conversation; an additional motive for which, as I have reason to believe, was, that in this way he withdrew his mind from the sadness which sometimes overshadowed it, for the early deaths of some young friends whom he loved.
I Kant with this
In school we spelt his name with an E, anyone know why the discrepancy existed?
Kante explain it
posh school?
Emmanual Kant, not very posh and the school certainly wasn’t