康德 (Kāngdé): Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), German philosopher of the Enlightenment, author of Critique of Pure Reason

Meanings

1 Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), German philosopher of the Enlightenment, author of Critique of Pure Reason

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康

kāng

healthy, peaceful (phonetic Kan)

德

dé

virtue (phonetic -t)

Examples

康德是德国古典哲学的奠基人。

Kāngdé shì Déguó gǔdiǎn zhéxué de diànjīrén.

Kant is the founder of German classical philosophy.

他提出了'绝对命令'的道德理论。

Tā tíchū le 'juéduì mìnglìng' de dàodé lǐlùn.

He proposed the moral theory of the 'categorical imperative'.

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culture

His three critiques — 纯粹理性批判 (Pure Reason), 实践理性批判 (Practical Reason), 判断力批判 (Judgment) — anchor most Chinese philosophy curricula. Famously said to have walked so punctually that Königsberg residents set their clocks by him.