Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,767,884,834 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Kantian

   Also found in: Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
Kant  (knt, känt), Immanuel 1724-1804.
German philosopher whose synthesis of rationalism and empiricism, in which he argued that reason is the means by which the phenomena of experience are translated into understanding, marks the beginning of idealism. His classic works include Critique of Pure Reason (1781) and Critique of Practical Reason (1788), in which he put forward a system of ethics based on the categorical imperative.

Kanti·an adj. & n.

Kantian [ˈkæntɪən]
adj
(Philosophy) (of a philosophical theory) derived from or analogous to a position of the German idealist philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), 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
Kantianism , Kantism n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.Kantian - of or relating to Immanuel Kant or his philosophy
Translations
Kantian [ˈkæntɪən]
A. ADJkantiano
B. Nkantiano/a m/f


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
This obedience before understanding is against Kantian logic, for this biblical ethic cannot be reduced to a categorical imperative in which a universality is suddenly able to direct a will.
It simply is not convincing that a single principle is adequate to the complexity of ethical life, yet both utilitarians and Kantians are committed to just such a claim.
But in making his defense (on the grounds that "Europe's new Kantian order could flourish only under the umbrella of American power exercised according to the rules of the old Hobbesian order"), he does not challenge the assumption that these are two fundamentally different approaches to international relations--or that the Kantian system would, of course, be morally preferable if only it could be made to work.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.