Chapter 64 son of konigsberg

People often think that a real professor of philosophy has a solemn and rigid sense of majesty, and a little unsophisticated and unsophisticated pedantry.They are both moving and deriding.If you want to find an example of this style, I'm afraid you have to mention the great German philosopher-Immanuel Kant. The genius of the philosophical world was born in Konigsberg in East Prussia in 1724.This quiet town peacefully ushered in a new life one day more than 280 years ago, and this life spent his life peacefully in this small town.He never married and never left Königsberg. Living in a small town and living a regular life for a long time made Kant's life as accurate as a clock.

Regardless of winter or summer, he gets up on time at 5 o'clock every morning. At a quarter to five, his servant Lampa would come to his bedside on time and leave only after seeing his master up.Sometimes Kant was so sleepy that he begged Lampa to let him sleep more.But because he himself had given strict orders to Lampa in advance, the servant had to force him to get up. After waking up, Kant would drink a cup of tea and smoke a bag of cigarettes.Then he either went out to give lectures, or started his philosophical thinking and creation.Lunch is his greatest enjoyment of the day, and he doesn't want to eat alone, because he thinks eating alone consumes more energy.So he always eats and chats with his friends, which is the happiest time for Kant every day.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, it was time for Kant to go out for a walk again.He would walk from his house to Friedrich's battery and back again.He himself called this road "Philosophical Avenue", because he has many philosophical sparks, which burst out on this road.As soon as the people of Königsberg saw that Professor Kant was out for a walk again, they knew it was 3 o'clock in the afternoon, so they adjusted their clocks at home by the way. Kant's actions are punctual, which is related to the influence of his friends on him.In Königsberg there was an English merchant named Joseph Green.Once, they made an appointment to take Green's carriage to the city for an outing at 8 o'clock the next morning. At 7:45, Green was pacing up and down the room with his watch, at 7:50 Green put on his hat, at 7:55 he picked up his cane, and came downstairs. As soon as the clock struck eight o'clock, Green got into the carriage and sped away.Walking to the bridge, I happened to meet Kant who was out of breath.Unexpectedly, Green ignored Kant's loud shout and walked away.This incident left a deep impression on Kant, and since then, Kant has never been late again.

Green and Kant's friendship is very deep.In his later years, Kant visited Green at his house every afternoon.One afternoon, Kant came to Green's house and saw Green sleeping in an easy chair.He didn't want to wake Green up, so he sat beside him and meditated. Before he knew it, Kant also fell asleep.After a while, another old friend, the banker Lufman, also came to Green's residence. He saw Kant and Green sleeping soundly, so he sat down quietly, and soon fell asleep himself.Finally, Mordelby came, and couldn't help laughing at the sight of the sleepers.So the sleeping group was awakened, and everyone started chatting. At 7 o'clock, the party broke up on time.So at that time, the residents on the street often said: "It's less than 7 o'clock! Because Professor Kant hasn't come out of Mr. Green's house yet!"

The existence of Kant has become a landscape in the small town of Königsberg.Kant's thought won Königsberg fame in the world. Kant died on February 12, 1804.As news broke, residents of Königsberg lined up to say goodbye to the city's greatest son.At that time, the weather was cold and the ground was too frozen to be excavated. It took 16 days for Kant's body to be buried. To this day, flowers are still placed in front of Kant's tomb all year round, because young people in Königsberg have a customary habit of bringing a bouquet of flowers and placing them in front of Kant's tomb when they get married.People can often see that the bride and groom, carrying the floats tied with flowers, made a special detour to visit Kant on the way to the church...