The Architecture of Reality - 24

• Kant attempted to reconcile metaphysical nihilism with philosophical realism by proposing a two-tiered reality: phenomena (experienced world) and noumena (things-in-themselves).

• Kant's work marked a shift from metaphysics to epistemology in philosophical discourse, influencing modern and postmodern thought.

• The division between "two kinds of truth" (faith-based and sense-based) has had lasting impacts on how we conceptualize knowledge and reality.