Did Immanuel Kant(1724-1804) study/steal Indic philosophy?
-Distinct similarities with Chandrakirti(600 CE)
-His "categorical imperative" is niṣkāmakarma
-Vedic 'maya' & Kant's 'thing in itself'
-According to Hermann Jacobi(b 1850), Kant's 'Aesthetics' relies on Hindu treatises
-Distinct similarities with Chandrakirti(600 CE)
-His "categorical imperative" is niṣkāmakarma
-Vedic 'maya' & Kant's 'thing in itself'
-According to Hermann Jacobi(b 1850), Kant's 'Aesthetics' relies on Hindu treatises
-Kant talked of Indian culture in his lecture at königsberg university
-Helmuth Von Glasenapp's book 'Kant and religions of the east' has Indic religious passages from Kant's writings that no one knew of.
-His student Johann Fichte(1762-1814)published a book influenced by Advaita
-Helmuth Von Glasenapp's book 'Kant and religions of the east' has Indic religious passages from Kant's writings that no one knew of.
-His student Johann Fichte(1762-1814)published a book influenced by Advaita
What is the use of a philosopher who talks of high ethics if he practices none of it?
Even in India, philosophy courses are biased towards western systems, forcing students to learn Kant while not enabling and allowing them to make the causal connection with India. I haven't seen anyone challenging this absurd curriculum in India. Systematic mind colonization.
The only western(especially German) Philosopher I can respect and will read is Schopenhauer(1788-1860). He is the only one who 'categorically' admitted his inspiration- 
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