Hurricane Kant

An accessible, informative introduction to the life and work of the world’s greatest philosopher of reason, the philosopher who opened the door to modernity

Hurricane Kant frames the life and work of the paramount philosopher of the Enlightenment in the social and political context in which his discreet personality and prolific writing developed. From family deficiencies and the laborious road to academic recognition through to his conflict with religion and his peers, without ignoring his exposure to and affinity for the ideals of the French Revolution.

Norbert Bilbeny alternates the biographical account with a translation of Kantian ideas and concepts in accessible terms and demonstrates the extreme contemporary relevance of the German thinker. His famous message “Dare to think”, continues to sweep like a hurricane across the sky of ideas to touch down and change our way of seeing the world and the human soul.