Kantian

[ kan-tee-uhn, kahn- ]

adjective

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

noun

1. an adherent of the philosophy of Immanuel Kant.

Kantian

/ 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

Derived Forms

• ˈKantianˌism, noun

Other Words From

• post-Kanti·an adjective
• pre-Kanti·an adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kantian¹

First recorded in 1810–20; Kant + -ian

Example Sentences

I did a little Kantian reckoning and inwardly came down on Hartman's side.

From The Daily Beast

After having followed the implications of the neo-Kantian movement so far, he feels compelled to take the next step.

From Project Gutenberg

The answer of formal logic (adopted moreover by Kant and followed in some way by all neo-Kantian logics) is unambiguous.

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His notion of the a priori varies somewhat from the Kantian view.

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But our theory of cognition does not need to remain on a pre-Kantian level.

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It is at the bottom of all contradictions and of the entire pronounced dualism of the Kantian philosophy.

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