Kantianism

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deontological ethics ethical theory moral philosophy philosophical tradition

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kantian ethics	7
Kantianism canonical	4
Kantian epistemology	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
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 ⓘ surface form: neo-Kantianism
influencedBy	Critique of Practical Reason ⓘ surface form: Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Practical Reason Critique of Pure Reason ⓘ surface form: Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ