Which 18th-century philosopher believed that humans never directly experience the pure reality of things?
A)David Hume
B)Immanuel Kant
C)Jean-Jacques Rousseau
D)Johann Friedrich Herbart

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Immanuel Kant argued that humans do not experience the world as it is in itself (noumena), but only through the filters of our senses and the structures of our mind (phenomena), meaning we never directly know the pure reality of things.

Which 18th-Century Philosopher Believed That Humans Never Directly Experience the Pure