ABSTRACT
KANTUSHEREDINanewepochinphilosophicalthought.Hismajorwritingsconstituteamilestoneinthehistoryofphilosophy;heisoneofthosegreatandprofound thinkerswho,bytheirworks,butalsobytheirlives,exerciseda lastinginfluenceupontheintellectuallifeoftheirowntimeand posterity.Nooneconcernedwithphilosophycanpassbyhis theories,whosefurtherdevelopmentcontinuestothisday;heis compelledtocometotermswiththis'criticwhogrindseverythingtopowder'.
