Kantian

[ kan-tee-uh n, kahn- ]

/ ˈkæn ti ən, ˈkɑn- /

adjective

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

noun

an adherent of the philosophy of Immanuel Kant.

Origin of Kantian

First recorded in 1810–20; Kant + -ian

Related formspost-Kant·i·an, adjectivepre-Kant·i·an, adjective

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Examples from the Web for kantian

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
Bruns says, as the spirit of the Kantian theory required him to say, that this is a sacrifice of principle to convenience.
The Common Law|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Following this train of thought, Bouterwek left the Kantian position through his opposition to its formalism.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various
And yet he is a prominent figure among the metaphysicians of the Kantian period.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography.|Solomon Maimon

There is a common defect in the utilitarian and Kantian psychology.
Ethics|John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts
He completely rejected the individualistic conception which underlay Kantian as well as Christian ethics.
The Idea of Progress|J. B. Bury

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 FormsKantianism or Kantism, noun

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Word Origin and History for kantian

Kantian

adj.

1796, of or pertaining to German thinker Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) or his philosophy.