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.

Aliases (2)

Kantian ethics ×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 →
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 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Doctrine of Virtue ("Kantian ethics") → Perpetual Peace → Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics →	philosophicalSchool
Formula of Humanity ("Kantian ethics") → kingdom of ends ("Kantian ethics") →	partOf
Transcendental Dialectic ("Kantian epistemology") →	centralConceptIn
Metaphysics of Morals ("Kantian ethics") →	philosophicalTradition