Frederick the Great and Kant
Born in the very core of Prussian culture, in the city of Königsberg, Immanuel Kant’s political and social opinions were heavily influenced by the internationally renowned,...
Born in the very core of Prussian culture, in the city of Königsberg, Immanuel Kant’s political and social opinions were heavily influenced by the internationally renowned,...
1. Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600–1947 by Christopher Clark Since its publication in 2006, Iron Kingdom has undoubtedly been the most...
This article consists of three different sections. The first and second sections include excerpts from secondary sources that make commentaries and analyses of Luther’s translation and...
The Enlightenment is an umbrella term used to describe the 18th century philosophy with revolutionary and rationalist characteristics that emerged in various intellectual centers of...
In 1784, Kant wrote an essay called “What is Enlightenment?”, in which he defined the term ‘Enlightenment’ and analyzed the reasons for its emergence and...
On August 8, 1736, the Prussian Crown Prince Frederick wrote a letter to Voltaire, who was then a famous philosopher and a highly favored intellectual...
Enlightenment was a time of radical rationalization and liberalization of the Western thought in the 18th century. With the religion rapidly fading away from the...
Foreign policy failures, economic crisis and social unrest intensified in the 1840s in France, the opposition to King Louis Philippe I. Demonstrations expanded into a...
Two medieval merchant settlements on the banks of the Spree, in the area of today’s district center – here the German capital has its origin....
Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig was born on 22 March 1797 in Kronprinzenpalais in Berlin. His chances of inheriting the throne one day were seemed to be...