9 Immanuel KantImmanuel’s early childhood seems to have been idyllic.The family was rather well off. The parents got along and loved their son.Father appears to have been a gentle and hardworking man, while mother, who took care of the family’s paperwork, was well educated.Little Immanuel was her constant company, and her influence on him was considerable.After “Manelchen” could walk, Anna Kant took him out for walks in the meadows and fields.She taught him what she could, of the seasons, the plants and animals, and the sky.Her little son responded eagerly with questions; and the mother encouraged his outdoor curiosity with praise, patience, and more information.For learning about the details of nature, the child grew up in a good environment.Konigsberg enjoys a cool and gentle climate; typical of high latitudes, the flat Baltic terrain has not much biological diversity,and its biomes ― meadows, moors, deciduous and conifer forests ― are not hostile.At Kant’s time, bears and wolves were common, but neither of which are in the habit of attacking humans (despite legends to the contrary).Walks as the ones he enjoyed, at the edge of town, were funny and perfectly safe.Excursions into nature also have a spiritual subtext. German tradition invests natural places with meaning.
伊曼努尔・康德康德小时候的生活像田园诗般优美。家境殷实，父母恩爱，又疼爱孩子。父亲看起来像个绅士一样有风度，而且非常勤劳；母亲受过良好教育，安心持家。小康德总是跟在妈妈身边，因而，康德受母亲的影响非常大。小康德会走以后，妈妈就带着康德出去散步，去田野也去草原。妈妈尽可能地教康德知识，包括四季景物，各种动植物，甚至包括头顶的天空。小康德也用焦急的、一连串的问题来回应妈妈。妈妈总是耐心回答他的问题，不停地表扬他，并教他新鲜的东西，以此来鼓励他的好奇心。学习着自然界的一切，拥有如此好的环境，小康德渐渐长大了。格尼斯堡是典型的高纬度地区的气候，终年温暖凉爽。波罗的海沿岸平原的物种并不是特别丰富，高原沼泽、落叶树、针叶林等当地的生态系统平衡发展。康德小时候，熊和狼时常出没，但却从来不伤人，（虽然当地的神话可能不这样说)。在这个小城镇，康德想去哪就去哪，充满乐趣而且非常安全。经常到自然中去走走也可以丰富人的精神生活。在德国的传统中，自然也常被赋予深刻的含义。
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