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Kantianism

philosophy
Also known as: critical philosophy
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Herman Jean de Vleeschauwer
Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of South Africa, Pretoria. Author of L'Ɖvolution de la pensĆ©e kantienne; editor of Kantstudien.
Herman Jean de Vleeschauwer
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Kantianism, either the system of thought contained in the writings of the epoch-making 18th-century philosopher Immanuel Kant or those later philosophies that arose from the study of Kantā€™s writings and drew their inspiration from his principles. Only the latter is the concern of this article. The Kantian movement comprises a loose assemblage of rather diverse philosophies that share Kantā€™s concern with exploring the nature, and especially the limits, of human knowledge in the hope of...

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