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Immanuel Kant’s Anniversary

2024 will mark the 300th anniversary of the outstanding intellectual. To commemorate the milestone, Kaliningrad, the city of Kant, will host a grand celebration of philosophy, featuring a multitude of events dedicated to honoring his legacy.

The main event of the celebration was the ‘World Concept of Philosophy’ International Kant Congress.

Esteemed academics gathered in the city where professor Kant was born, lived, worked, and now rests, to discuss the philosopher's legacy, the influence of his ideas on the progress of science and modern society. Additionally, a range of popular science, educational and cultural events was organized for the academic community, students, residents and guests of Kaliningrad.

Congress News

26.04.2024

The “World Concept of Philosophy” International Kant Congress concluded at IKBFU

The International Kant Congress gathered more than 700 leading scholars, including 87 foreign participants from 23 countries.

Participants of the International Kant Congress discuss Kantian Aesthetics and Contemporary Art

“Standing at the Forefront of Kant Studies”: Leonard Kalinnikov Presents at the International Kant Congress

Mecca for Kant Scholars: Foreign Participants at the International Kant Congress

First Day of Issue Ceremony for Postage Stamp Honouring Immanuel Kant

Leading Russian and Foreign Philosophy Scholars Present at the International Kant Congress

Congress Participants Lay Flowers in Memory of Kant

Plenary Session “World Concept of Philosophy in Modern Conditions: In Search of a New Future” Held at IKBFU

International Kant Congress Attended by Representatives of 23 Countries

Have the courage to use your own reason! Sapere aude!

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Interesting facts

Kant had a unique wellness routine

Immanuel Kant dropped out of university and worked as a teacher

An aristocrat from an old noble family first depicted Kant

Has Karl Marx's social theory really been influenced by the Critique of Pure Reason?

Kant bought the house of the artist who painted his famous portrait

Kant wrote a theory of geodynamics

Kant's last lecture happened 8 years before his death

Since 1799, Immanuel Kant's health began to decline, affecting both his physical and mental well-being

Maxim Gorky polemicised with Kant in his work

Did Kant become a father at least twice?

Kant's parents rejected church ceremony

The philosopher grew up in a devout Pietist household