IMMANUEL KANT'S CONTRIBUTION TO EPISTEMOLOGY: AN OVERVIEW

Abstract

Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), the central figure of Modern Philosophy, synthesized early modern rationalism and empiricism and established many facets of nineteenth- and twentieth-century philosophy, which still have a major influence today on "metaphysical, epistemological, ethical, political philosophy, aesthetics, and other fields. He emphasized that human understanding is the source of the general natural laws that shape our entire experience of scientific knowledge, morality and religious beliefs that are intertwined in mutual compatibility. Kant attempts to situate his philosophical theories within the ambit of theoretical and realist paradigms. Immanuel Kant's philosophy can be divided into two principal parts. The metaphysical and philosophical theory is rooted in the abstract understanding of the essence of creation. The second ethical philosophy and political theory is based on the equality principle. These two branches were highly influential in the growth of philosophy. In the present study, an attempt has been made to present an overview of Kant’s philosophy of epistemology concerning his critique of pure reason by analyzing the data related to the above theme.