Zum Nachweis von Kants Fontenelle-Zitat: „Vor einem Vornehmen bücke ich mich […]“: aus der Kritik der praktischen Vernunft (AA 05: 76.36/37–77.01) [Book Review]

Kant Studien 114 (2):383-384 (2023)
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It is shown that the famous quote from Fontenelle in Kant’s Critique of Practical Reason, “I bow before an eminent man, but my spirit does not bow,” comes from the book On Principles of Morality, written by Abbé Mably. The Fontenelle quote is found in a review of this very book in the Allgemeine Literaturzeitung (No. 21, 1785). This review should further be considered Kant’s source.

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reprint Walter, Martin; Hüttner, Jörg (2023) "Zum Nachweis von Kants Fontenelle-Zitat: „Vor einem Vornehmen bücke ich mich […]“". Kant Studien 114(2):383-384

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