TEXT 57 Immanuel Kant: Sesshafter Weltbürger   Immanuel Kant * 22.April 1724 in Königsberg (Preussen) † 12. Februar 1804 in Königsberg (Preussen)  Immanuel Kant: Sesshafter Weltbürger 1724 in Königsberg geboren, lebte, studierte und lehrte Immanuel Kant, bis auf seine Jahre als Hauslehrer, fast durchgängig in seiner Heimatstadt: Er studierte dort ab 1740 Philosophie, Mathematik und Theologie und promovierte 15 Jahre später. Zwischendurch war er als Hauslehrer verschiedener Familien in Preußen tätig. Er lehrte ab 1755 als Privatdozent, bis er 1770 eine Berufung zum Professor für Logik und Metaphysik erhielt. Obwohl Kosmopolit in seinem Denken, hat Kant seine Heimatstadt Königsberg, das heute russische Kaliningrad, nie verlassen. Dabei versuchten einige namhafte Universitäten immer wieder, den fortschrittlichen Philosophen abzuwerben. Kant starb am 12. Februar 1804 in Königsberg (Preussen). First impression - Was meinen Sie? 1. The text: a. is about life in Königsberg at the time of Kant. False b. describes peoples’ way of thinking at the time of Kant. False c. gives a brief overview of Kant’s life. True d. is a critique of Kant’s way of life and philosophy. False We have seen in previous Explorations that texts which describe a person’s life and activities, usually follow a chronology of important events and usually employ the past tense. 2. Read the text again and put the events in the correct order. The number of years will help you to establish the chronology. 1. 2 Kant studied philosophy, mathematics, and philosophy from 1740. 2,. 6 In 1770 Kant was appointed professor of logic and metaphysics. 3. 3 Kant obtained his doctoral degree in 1745. 4. 1 Kant was born in 1724 in Königsberg. 5. 4 Inbetween (1740 and 1755) Kant worked for various families as a private tutor. 6. 7 Kant died in 1804 in Königsberg. 7. 5 Kant taught as a private lecturer from 1755 until 1770. 3. Let’s have a look at some of the vocabulary. 4. The term „fast durchgängig” means in the context of this text: almost continuously   5. promovierte means in the context of this text: earned a PhD   6. Zwischendurch war er als Hauslehrer tätig, means: Inbetween he worked as a private tutor.   7. The term: eine Berufung zum Professor erhalten means: to receive an appointment as professor   8. The noun Fortschritt means progress. What does the corresponding adjective fortschrittlich mean? progressive 9. Einige namhafte Universitäten versuchten immer wieder Kant abzuwerben. Some well-known universities tried again and again to entice Kant.Multiple dropdown selections

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