kantian
/kˈæntiən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.32 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the philosophical views of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804).
noun
A person who subscribes to philosophical views associated with Immanuel Kant.
Example Sentences
- "Gurwitsch's notion of the perceptual noema as a completely idealized phenomenon is more Kantian than Husserlian."
- "Thus Django becomes the carrier of the “public use of one's reason”—the Kantian road to enlightenment given to him by the German “Forty-Eighter” dentist–turned-bounty hunter Dr. “King” Schultz, and represents the fictive, allohistorical beginning of the battle against slavery and racism in the United States."
- "It aimed to pacify intra-European relations through exchange and economic cooperation. The framework was therefore Kantian: it was based on the principle of peace through exchange."
Etymology
Etymology tree English Kant Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Kantian From Kant + -ian.