Man Shot in Quarrel Over Kant's Philosophy

Man Shot in Quarrel Over Kant's Philosophy.

16 September 2013 | Issue 5214

Reuters

An argument over the theories of 18th-century philosopher Immanuel Kant ended in a man being shot in a grocery store in southern Russia.

Police in the city of Rostov-on-Don said a fight broke out between two men as they argued over Kant, the German author of "Critique of Pure Reason," without giving details of their debate.

"In the course of the fight, the suspect took out a pistol firing rubber bullets and fired several shots at his opponent," a police representative said, adding that one man was detained and the victim was taken to a hospital, RIA Novosti reported. His life was not in danger.

Kant lived in Koenigsberg, which is now the Russian city of Kaliningrad, and is a central figure of modern philosophy. Many Russians like to discuss philosophy and history, often over a drink, but such discussions rarely end in shootings.

in The Moscow Times,link