![]() ![]() ![]() On the 22 April 1724, Kant was born in Königsberg to devout Pietistic parents who named him Emmanuel, 2 “God is with him”. 1 But his intellectual career began with theology. Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) is commonly regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of all time. I propose that Kant’s rejection and subsequent reinterpretation of Genesis 1–3 was the sine qua non of his contribution to the Enlightenment. In fact, it was the interaction between his theology and his science that provided the necessary foundation for his critical philosophy. Although Kant is largely remembered today for his philosophy, he began his career as a theologian and a scientist. Given Immanuel Kant’s seminal role at the outset of the Enlightenment, it is important to notice how and when he interacted with Genesis 1–3. ![]()
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