Kant on Sex and Booze

They (by "they" I mean writers of philosophical biographies of Kant) say that Kant, far from the shrunken introvert of vulgar chariacature, could be quite the bon vivant and had an active social life. Here are some insights he apparently gleaned during these trips around the block.

On Sex: "Sexual inclination . . . is, in fact, the strongest possible sensible pleasure (6:426)."

On Booze: "Drunkeness . . . arouse[s] imagination to an active play of representations (6:427)."

In the immortal words of the lascivious deep-voiced man of Twix commercial fame, "Oh yeah!"