Kantian

[ kan-tee-uhn, kahn- ]

/ ˈkæn ti ən, ˈkɑn- /

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adjective

of, relating to, or resembling the philosophy of Kant.

noun

an adherent of the philosophy of Immanuel Kant.

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Origin of Kantian

First recorded in 1810–20; Kant + -ian

OTHER WORDS FROM Kantian

post-Kant·i·an, adjectivepre-Kant·i·an, adjective

Words nearby Kantian

kans grass, Kansu, Kant, kantar, kantharos, Kantian, Kant, Immanuel, Kantor, Kantorovich, KANU, kanuka

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How to use Kantian in a sentence

I did a little Kantian reckoning and inwardly came down on Hartman's side.
In A Very Deep Way: Remembering Rabbi David Hartman|Bernard Avishai|February 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
After having followed the implications of the neo-Kantian movement so far, he feels compelled to take the next step.
An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy|W. Tudor Jones
The answer of formal logic (adopted moreover by Kant and followed in some way by all neo-Kantian logics) is unambiguous.
Essays in Experimental Logic|John Dewey
His notion of the a priori varies somewhat from the Kantian view.
The Mystery of Space|Robert T. Browne

But our theory of cognition does not need to remain on a pre-Kantian level.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. Jung
It is at the bottom of all contradictions and of the entire pronounced dualism of the Kantian philosophy.
The Positive Outcome of Philosophy|Joseph Dietzgen

British Dictionary definitions for Kantian

Kantian

/ (ˈkæntɪən) /

adjective

(of a philosophical theory) derived from or analogous to a position of Immanuel Kant, esp his doctrines that there are synthetic a priori propositions which order our experience but are not derived from it, that metaphysical conclusions can be inferred from the nature of possible experience, that duty is to be done for its own sake and not as a means to any other end, and that there is a world of things-in-themselves to be distinguished from mere phenomenaSee also transcendental argument, transcendental idealism, categorical imperative, noumenon

Derived forms of Kantian

Kantianism or Kantism, noun

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