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AN ARGUMENT OVER the philosophy of Immanuel Kant ended abruptly in Russia when one debater shot the other.
Two men in their 20s were discussing the ideas of Kant – author of Critique of Pure Reason – when the discussion became heated, police said.
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First punches were thrown, and then one man pulled out what reports describe as a “nonlethal pistol” and fired several shots at his philosophical enemy.
The victim was hospitalised with injuries that were not life-threatening. Neither person was identified.
The men were queuing to buy beer at a shop in Rostov-on Don, Viktoria Safarova, at the time.
It was not clear which of Kant’s ideas may have triggered the violence.
Wednesday 27 November, 2024
Wednesday 27 November, 2024
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Man shot in heated argument over Kant's philosophy
AN ARGUMENT OVER the philosophy of Immanuel Kant ended abruptly in Russia when one debater shot the other.
Two men in their 20s were discussing the ideas of Kant – author of Critique of Pure Reason – when the discussion became heated, police said.
First punches were thrown, and then one man pulled out what reports describe as a “nonlethal pistol” and fired several shots at his philosophical enemy.
The victim was hospitalised with injuries that were not life-threatening. Neither person was identified.
The men were queuing to buy beer at a shop in Rostov-on Don, Viktoria Safarova, at the time.
It was not clear which of Kant’s ideas may have triggered the violence.
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