A 747, B 775; as translated by F. Max Mueller
Chapter II. The Canon of Pure Reason (2. Hauptstück. Der Canon der reinen Vernunft.)(A 795, B 823)
Chapter III. The Architectonic of Pure Reason (3. Hauptstück. Die Architectonik der reinen Vernunft.)(A 832, B 860)
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For it is extremely absurd to expect to be enlightened by reason, and yet to prescribe to her beforehand on which side she must incline.
— Immanuel Kant
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "For it is extremely absurd to expect to be enlightened by reason, and yet to prescribe to her beforehand on which side she must incline." in the context of "A 747, B 775; as translated by F. Max Mueller Chapter II. The Canon of Pure Reason (2. Hauptstück. Der Canon der reinen Vernunft.)(A 795, B 823) Chapter III. The Architectonic of Pure Reason (3. Hauptstück. Die Architectonik der reinen Vernunft.)(A 832, B 860)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Immanuel Kant" (Quotes, Critique of Pure Reason (1781; 1787))
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