Kantian

American  

[kan-tee-uhn, kahn-] / ˈkæn ti ən, ˈkɑn- /

adjective

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

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noun

1. an adherent of the philosophy of Immanuel Kant.

Kantian British  

/ ˈkæntɪən /

adjective

1. (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 phenomena See also transcendental argument transcendental idealism categorical imperative noumenon

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Other Word Forms

• Kantianism
  noun
• post-Kantian
  adjective
• pre-Kantian
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Kantian

First recorded in 1810–20; Kant + -ian

Example Sentences

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Kantian

Do you follow Kantian moral law not to tell a lie?

From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022

These are positive, humane and respectful activities; therefore they satisfy the Kantian test of rationality.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2021

Srinivasan: I'm a Kantian about free will, I think.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2019

Thanks to The Good Place, Bell can now crisply outline the debate between Kantian and utilitarian philosophy.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 26, 2018

In the epistemological problem as offered by the Kantian philosophy of cognition there is involved the subordinate but highly important question as to the proper method of philosophy.

From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various