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Kantian

Kant′i-an

,
Adj.
Of or pertaining to
Immanuel
Kant
, the German philosopher; conformed or relating to any or all of the philosophical doctrines of
Immanuel Kant
.

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Kantian

Kantian

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Kantian (comparative more Kantian, superlative most Kantian)

  1. (philosophy) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the philosophical views of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804).
    • 1964, James M. Edie, "Transcendental Phenomenology and Existentialism," Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, vol. 25, no. 1 (Sep.), p. 59,
      Gurwitsch's notion of the perceptual noema as a completely idealized phenomenon is more Kantian than Husserlian.

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Kantian (plural Kantians)

  1. (philosophy) A person who subscribes to philosophical views associated with Immanuel Kant.

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