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Russia is also celebrating Immanuel Kant's 300th birthday.
The philosopher has to be blamed for a lot - even as a trigger for the war in Ukraine.
Kaliningrad – It almost seems as if Russian officials are running out of excuses for the war in Ukraine.
At a local political science forum, Kaliningrad Governor Anton Alikhanov stated that the conflict was due to the influence of Immanuel Kant.
This was reported by the national media company
Federal Press Kaliningrad.
Crazy thesis in Russia: The Ukraine war can be derived from Kantian ethics
The famous Enlightenment philosopher is responsible for the “global chaos and global restructuring that we are currently facing.”
His ideas also have a “direct connection to the current conflict in Ukraine,” said the governor.
Only they would have triggered an “ethic of irresponsibility” in the West that would distinguish it from the eternal ethical values represented by Russia.
The West would justify its unjustified attacks from this position; the First World War was already fought in the shadow of Kant's thinking.
Immanuel Kant was one of the most important philosophers of the Enlightenment.
In 2024 he will celebrate his 300th birthday.
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Kant's most important work is the
Critique of Pure Reason,
in which he explores the limits of human understanding.
His revolutionary insights made him one of the most important minds in the history of philosophy.
In Kaliningrad – the former Königsberg – where Kant was born, he is revered like a hero.
The Baltic Federal Immanuel Kant University in Kaliningrad regularly published the
Kantinian Journal
until 2023 ;
There are many memorial places, restaurants, supermarkets and dishes in the city that commemorate the philosopher.
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently even named Kant one of his favorite philosophers, state news agency
TASS
reported.
Festivities for the Kant year 2024
Following his directive, the Russian exclave is planning numerous celebrations for the year 2024.
In addition to new translations and student competitions, an international scientific congress is also on the program.
Alikhanov is unlikely to share this enthusiasm.
His press spokesman, Dmitri Lyskov, therefore assured that the governor's latest statements will have no impact on the anniversary or further Kant research.
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What would Kant say about that?
Perhaps he would answer with a classic: “Thoughts without content are empty, views without concepts are blind.”
(ah)