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Prussian censorship after Religion within the Boundaries of Bare Reason forbids Kant to write further on religion (cabinet order 1794)

After the 1793 Religion book, a Prussian cabinet order of 1794 forbade Kant to write further on religion. Immanuel Kant's documented role is: He published Religion in 1793 and was then ordered not to write further on religion under Frederick William II and Wöllner. In the causal graph this event weakens Democratic Resilience, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — a worsening welfare path.

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After the 1793 Religion book, a Prussian cabinet order of 1794 forbade Kant to write further on religion. Immanuel Kant's documented role is: He published Religion in 1793 and was then ordered not to write further on religion under Frederick William II and Wöllner. He did not issue the cabinet order.

Context

Wöllner and Frederick William II are the named censors. Sharing that royal office is required. The book itself remains a separate public argument. The setting of Prussian censorship after Religion within the Boundaries of Bare Reason forbids Kant to write further on religion (cabinet order 1794) is the public file around 1794-01-01. Driver democratic-resilience is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.

Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. The 1793 book is a split improving row. Mixed effects of Prussian censorship after Religion within the Boundaries of Bare Reason forbids Kant to write further on religion (cabinet order 1794) are separate paths.

Why it matters

Worsening path from Prussian censorship after Religion within the Boundaries of Bare Reason forbids Kant to write further on religion (cabinet order 1794) on 1794-01-01. The ban is Prussia's; his continued earlier book is neighbouring. The welfare reading on this path is worsening.

That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Immanuel Kant

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.48 · verified

    He published Religion in 1793 and was then ordered not to write further on religion under Frederick William II and Wöllner. He did not issue the cabinet order.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactPrussian censorship after Religion within the Boundaries of Bare Reason forbids Kant to write further on religion (cabinet order 1794)
    2. weakensDriverDemocratic Resilience
    3. strengthensIndicators (3)Having a say in government
    Worsening path

    impact weight 0.45 · Effect from 1 January 1794 · verified

    The ban is Prussia's; his continued earlier book is neighbouring.

    • Having a say in government

      via Democratic Resilience

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.32 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.7)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Clean elections index

      via Democratic Resilience

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.2 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      0.53 score from 0 to 1 · 0.34 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.17 score from 0 to 1 to 0.53 score from 0 to 1.

      Above normal = better

    • WJP Rule of Law Index (global)

      via Democratic Resilience

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.2 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      Above normal = better

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Kant, religion neighbourhood including the censorshipStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — Immanuel Kant, writings neighbourhoodEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Official locator: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Kant, religion neighbourhood including the censorship at https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-religion/ (opens in a new tab) (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Independent locator: Britannica — Immanuel Kant, conflict with Prussian censorship at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Immanuel-Kant (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Official carrier: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Kant, religion neighbourhood including the censorship (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-religion/ (opens in a new tab); Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Independent carrier: Britannica — Immanuel Kant, conflict with Prussian censorship (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Immanuel-Kant (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica).

Established: a sourced public record of Prussian censorship after Religion within the Boundaries of Bare Reason forbids Kant to write further on religion (cabinet order 1794) under 1794-01-01 for Immanuel Kant. Established: a sourced public record of Prussian censorship after Religion within the Boundaries of Bare Reason forbids Kant to write further on religion (cabinet order 1794) under 1794-01-01.

Shared responsibility is part of Prussian censorship after Religion within the Boundaries of Bare Reason forbids Kant to write further on religion (cabinet order 1794). Naming Immanuel Kant does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 1794-01-01 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.

If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.

Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorImmanuel Kant
  2. contributed toFactPrussian censorship after Religion within the Boundaries of Bare Reason forbids Kant to write further on religion (cabinet order 1794)
  3. weakensDriverDemocratic Resilience
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). Prussian censorship after Religion within the Boundaries of Bare Reason forbids Kant to write further on religion (cabinet order 1794). Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/kan-wollner-1793

https://factrail.ai/facts/kan-wollner-1793

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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