Kantianism

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Kantianism is a philosophical tradition based on Immanuel Kant’s work, emphasizing the primacy of reason, the categorical imperative, and the autonomy of moral agents in ethics and political theory.

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Kantian ethics 7
Kantianism canonical 4
Kantian epistemology 1

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instanceOf deontological ethics
ethical theory
moral philosophy
philosophical tradition
basedOn the work of Immanuel Kant
developedFrom Enlightenment philosophy
emphasizes autonomy of moral agents
categorical imperative
duty
good will
moral motivation by duty
moral obligation
primacy of reason
respect for persons
universal moral law
field ethics
legal philosophy
moral philosophy
political philosophy
hasCoreConcept autonomy
categorical imperative
dignity of persons
duty for duty’s sake
kingdom of ends
maxim
moral law
practical reason
universalizability
holdsThat moral rules must be universalizable
moral worth depends on acting from duty
persons must always be treated as ends in themselves
rational agency grounds moral obligation
influenced John Rawls
Jürgen Habermas
contemporary deontological ethics
neo-Kantianism
linked to: Neo-Kantianism
influencedBy Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Practical Reason
Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason
Immanuel Kant’s Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
languageOfOrigin German
namedAfter Immanuel Kant
opposes consequentialism
ethical egoism
originatedIn Prussia
relatedTo deontology
human rights theory
liberal political theory
social contract theory
timePeriod 18th century origin

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kingdom of ends partOf Kantian ethics
linked to: Kantianism
Metaphysics of Morals philosophicalTradition Kantian ethics
linked to: Kantianism
Transcendental Dialectic centralConceptIn Kantian epistemology
linked to: Kantianism
Doctrine of Virtue philosophicalSchool Kantian ethics
linked to: Kantianism
Formula of Humanity partOf Kantian ethics
linked to: Kantianism
Modern Moral Philosophy criticizes Kantian ethics
linked to: Kantianism
Neo-scholasticism reactsAgainst Kantianism
Civilization and Ethics influencedBy Kantian ethics
linked to: Kantianism
Die Tugendlehre philosophicalSchool Kantian ethics
linked to: Kantianism