Preface, Tr. Bax (1883)
“
All natural philosophers, who wished to proceed mathematically in their work, have hence invariably (although unknown to themselves) made use of metaphysical principles, and must make use of such, it matters not how energetically they may otherwise repudiate any claim of metaphysics on their science.
— Immanuel Kant
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "All natural philosophers, who wished to proceed mathematically in their work, have hence invariably (although unknown to themselves) made use of metaphysical principles, and must make use of such, it matters not how energetically they may otherwise repudiate any claim of metaphysics on their science." in the context of "Preface, Tr. Bax (1883)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Immanuel Kant" (Quotes, Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science (1786))
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
Tags
