MOSCOW |
Mon Sep 16, 2013 9:12am EDT
(Reuters) - An argument over the
theories of 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant ended in a man being
shot in a grocery store in southern
Russia.
RIA news agency quoted police
in the city of Rostov-on-Don as saying a fight broke out between two men
as they argued over Kant, the German author of "Critique of Pure
Reason", without giving details of their debate.
"In
the course of the fight, the suspect took out a pistol firing rubber
bullets and fired several shots at his opponent," it said, adding that
one man was detained and the victim was taken to hospital. His life was
not in danger.
Kant lived in
Koenigsberg, which is now the Russian city of Kaliningrad, and is a
central figure of modern philosophy. Many Russians love to discuss
philosophy and history, often over a drink, but such discussions rarely
end in shootings.
(Reporting by Alexei Anishchuk; Editing by Alison Williams)