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.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

malady

But he was a man.

[–] LostWanderer@fedia.io 6 points 2 months ago

Man, that sounds like the dream right there! I want a safe, predictable life so my creativity can flourish. 😌

[–] Mbingu@lazysoci.al 6 points 2 months ago

Kant wasn't like that. He was a socialite

[–] breecher@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

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.

Thomas de Quincey - The Last Days of Immanuel Kant (1827)

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

In school we spelt his name with an E, anyone know why the discrepancy existed?

[–] ReginaPhalange@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Kante explain it

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

posh school?

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

Emmanual Kant, not very posh and the school certainly wasn’t

[–] Noturbuddy@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago

I Kant with this

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

https://youtube.com/watch?v=2bnnwYYrI7U

[–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Piece of racist shit

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

source?

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