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,...
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 Europe,...
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 influence....
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...
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....
Alexander von Humboldt was in 1769 in Berlin. He was born to Alexander Georg, a Prussian officer and chamberlain, and Elizabeth Colomb. Alexander was the...
After Napoleon’s disastrous Russian campaign, a general uprising took place in Prussia and other German lands against his invasion. Prussians, having been under Napoleon’s rule for...
There was another, smaller Brandenburg Gate at the spot of the current one. The first Brandenburg Gate, also called Tiergarten Tor, was already in use...