Tag: Immanuel Kant
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Jane Austen and the Enlightenment
Underlying Enlightenment ideals was Locke’s assertion that the mind is a blank slate receiving and ordering worldly sensations for the benefit of the individual. With this, the focus shifts forward: the individual is valorised and self- interest legitimized- no longer is he encouraged to blindly follow established teachings (i.e. church, government, aristocracy). Instead he’s to…
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Truth and lies – do you know the difference?
While researching for my new novel – Lords and Lies – (excerpt above), I discovered that contrary to popular belief, there’s no agreement on what is truth – indeed finding one is a central aim of philosophy.
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Kant’s Moral Imperative – Reciprocity and Lies
On a spirited morning in spring of 1939, a blonde, blue-eyed Nazi wearing a slate grey uniform complete with glossy gun stands at my front door. “Where is the Jew, Abraham?” He flashes an official-looking piece of parchment in my face. “Is he here?” Of course he’s here. Where else would he be? With my…