On The Importance of Ideas. Or: How Immanuel Kant Protects Us From Intellectual Slavery

Source: Cobden Centre
by Thorsten Polleit

“In this article, I will be discussing the fact that ideas are something profoundly important for us; that it is ideas that guide our actions. I intend to provide a rigorous explanation for this proposition — and argue that free speech is at the heart of our freedom and liberty. To set the ball rolling, let me say that everyone’s actions depend on ideas, ideas that we literally carry in our minds. This statement immediately raises some questions. Let us begin with the most obvious: What exactly is meant by the word ‘ideas?'” (02/27/25)

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