EDGING IMMANUIL. THE ANCESTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Having reached 75-year-old age, he has felt a breakdown, has considerably reduced quantity of lectures, last of which was read on June, 23rd, 1796 In November, 1801 by the Edging has definitively left university. Him spent on rest, completely having kept the salary. From this point on the scientist did not go out of doors almost and did not accept visitors. Soon it became difficult to it to go without assistance. In October, 1803 the condition of the philosopher has sharply worsened, it has almost completely lost hearing. In the beginning of February of next year it has ceased to accept food and on February, 12th has died.

In 1799 the Edging has disposed concerning own funeral. Asked, that they have taken place for the third day after death and were whenever possible modest: ' Let there are only relatives and friends, and the body will be committed to the earth on a usual cemetery '. It has turned out differently. All city said goodbye To the ingenious thinker. Access to the dead proceeded 16 days; behind a coffin which was born by 24 students, there was a system all officer case of garrison and thousand fellow citizens. Have buried the Edging in the professorial crypt adjoining a cathedral of Kenigsberga from a North side.

Immanuil traditionally is considered the Edging ' the ancestor of German classical philosophy '. Its works have begun significant tradition in the European spiritual development which essence consists that each further step forward is considered as reconsideration of the saved up theoretical riches which is carefully stored, but does not turn to a subject of unconditional worship.

The Edging it is accepted to compare to Socrat for its philosophy is human. The Ellinsky wise man has reduced for the first time philosophy from heavens, has confirmed on the earth, has distracted from space and was engaged in the person. For the Edging also the problem of the person always was on the first place. He did not forget and about the Universe, but the main thing for it was - the person. The German philosopher, reflected on laws of life and consciousness with one only the purpose: ' that the person became more human ' that was to it better that its blood did not flow. The Edging motto ' If you do not rule over the nature, it rules over you! ' remains actual for all generations.