Kantianism

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The doctrine of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), one of the most influential of metaphysicians.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The doctrine or theory of Kant; the Kantian philosophy.
  • Word Usage
    "He enumerates six such component ideas: (1) nominalism, (2) utilitari - anism, (3) positivism (antimetaphysical scientific method), (4) kantianism (emphasis on the “practical reason” of the free will), (5) voluntarism of a Schopen - hauerian sort (ontological priority of the will over science), (6) fideism or Pascalian apologetics aimed at restoring religious faiths."
    Equivalent
    kantism