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Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Joseph-Anthony discuss the life and thought of Immanuel Kant and his relevance today.

Welcome to Kantsplaining. In this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Joseph-Anthony discuss one of the most important philosophers in history: Immanuel Kant. If you've been following the podcast for a while or attended a Godsplaining Retreat, you know he's also a favorite of Fr. Bonaventure. Tune in for a brief introduction of the life and thought of Kant, along with some surprising facts about his contributions, and his influence on a well-known Catholic Saint. Is a German philosopher from the 18th century still relevant today? Should we care about what he had to say? Watch the full episode to find out. Join us at the 2026 All Comers' Retreat in June: https://godsplaining.org/all-comers-retreat-june-2026/ For the St. Dominic Rosary and more from the Catholic Woodworker: https://catholicwoodworker.com/products/st-dominic-rosary?utm_source=godsplaining&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=stdominic Send your questions for the friars to: godsplaining@opeast.org Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop our merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/ Shop Books Written by…

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Host: Fr. Bonaventure

Guest: Fr. Joseph-Anthony

Topics covered

• Immanuel Kant
• philosophy
• metaphysics
• Catholicism
• relevance of philosophy
• historical influence

Keywords

• Kant
• metaphysics
• philosophy
• Catholic Saint
• 18th century
• relevance
• Godsplaining

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Organizations: Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph

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