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It is shown that the famous quote from Fontenelle in Kant’s , “I bow before an eminent man, but my spirit does not bow,” comes from the book , written by Abbé Mably. The Fontenelle quote is found in a review of this very book in the (No. 21, 1785). This review should further be considered Kant’s sou...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Kant-Studien 2023-06, Vol.114 (2), p.383-384
Hauptverfasser:	Walter, Martin, Hüttner, Jörg
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abbé Mably Fontenelle KpV
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Zusammenfassung:	It is shown that the famous quote from Fontenelle in Kant’s , “I bow before an eminent man, but my spirit does not bow,” comes from the book , written by Abbé Mably. The Fontenelle quote is found in a review of this very book in the (No. 21, 1785). This review should further be considered Kant’s source.
ISSN:	0022-8877 1613-1134
DOI:	10.1515/kant-2023-2018