> "Immortalist" yahoo.com> writes:
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>>The philosophy of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) is sometimes called the
>>"Copernican revolution of philosophy" to emphasize its novelty and
>>huge importance. Kant synthesized (brought together) rationalism and
>>empiricism. After Kant, the old debate between rationalists and
>>empiricists ended, and epistemology went in a new direction. After
>>Kant, no discussion of reality or knowledge could take place without
>>awareness of the role of the human mind in constructing reality and
>>knowledge.

>
> Before Kant, epistemology was mostly word games. After Kant, epistemology
> was mostly word games.