The nineteen-nineties were a dead zone for the U.S. distribution of international and independent films. While a handful of flashy breakout hits were being widely hailed (and over-hailed), many of the ...

In April, 1745, God appeared to a Swedish civil servant named Emanuel Swedenborg in a London tavern. Swedenborg was no wild-eyed prophet but, rather, a fifty-seven-year-old scientist and engineer who ...

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Philosopher Immanuel Kant believed happiness is not a gift but a personal creation. He stressed individual responsibility for ...

Perhaps more than any other philosopher, Immanuel Kant has suffered the praise of having been labeled an historical optimist. Kant’s writings on international affairs have been misconstrued as a ...

The museum's new wing, designed as a five-story building with an inner courtyard, was constructed to accommodate the extensive collection. The total construction costs for the new wing amounted to ...

Anyone who relies on the voice of reason cannot ignore Immanuel Kant. April 22 marks the 300th anniversary of the German philosopher's birth. What does the author of ...

Anton Alikhanov, the governor of the Russian exclave Kaliningrad, said Monday that the 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant, who spent his entire life in the region, has a “direct connection” ...

A philosophical argument over views on Immanuel Kant descended into violent mayhem in southern Russia, leading to a man being shot several times. The dispute occurred when two men waiting for a beer ...

Deontological (duty-based) ethics are concerned with what people do, not with the consequences of their actions. Do the right thing. Do it because it's the right thing to do. Don't do wrong things.