He's not a real piss-ant, actually.

Today is Immanuel Kant's birthday. Probably best known for his formulation of the categorical imperative, Kant is one of the foremost philosophers of the 18th century and influenced ... well, just about everybody, but perhaps especially Schiller, Fichte, Hegel, and Schelling. (Three of my parents are philosphers, so, you know: I dig this stuff.)

"All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason."