All human knowledge begins with intuitions, proceeds from thence to concepts, and ends with ideas.
• B 730; Variant translation: All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason. Transcendental Doctrine of Method (Transscendentale Methodenlehre)(A 705, B 733) Chapter I. The Discipline of Pure Reason (1. Hauptstück. Die Disciplin der reinen Vernunft.)(A 708, B 736)" - Meaning and context.">

All human knowledge begins with intuitions, proceeds from thence to concepts, and ends with ideas.
• B 730; Variant translation: All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason. Transcendental Doctrine of Method (Transscendentale Methodenlehre)(A 705, B 733) Chapter I. The Discipline of Pure Reason (1. Hauptstück. Die Disciplin der reinen Vernunft.)(A 708, B 736)

— Immanuel Kant

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• B 730; Variant translation: All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason. Transcendental Doctrine of Method (Transscendentale Methodenlehre)(A 705, B 733) Chapter I. The Discipline of Pure Reason (1. Hauptstück. Die Disciplin der reinen Vernunft.)(A 708, B 736)" in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Immanuel Kant

About Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant (22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804), born Emanuel Kant, was a German philosopher.