Sunday, March 22, 2015

At least he knew who he was: Philosopher Kant attacked by Russian graffiti artist

"Russian police are hunting an unusual vandal, who sprayed graffiti on a site in Kaliningrad where philosopher Immanuel Kant is thought to have lived.

The 18th-Century philosopher, whose work on ethics and metaphysics, heavily influenced Western thought, spent his life in what was then Koenigsberg.

Now the phrase "Kant's a sucker" has been sprayed on a ruined house in green paint, along with a heart and flower.

It is not the first time that Kant's philosophy has provoked hostility. "  Let me assure you. A statue of Kant would be safe forever here in the US.  No one would know who he is.