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Noun

1. 1
   A revived philosophy along the lines of that laid down by Immanuel Kant in the 18th century, or more specifically by Schopenhauer's criticism of the Kantian philosophy in his work The World as Will and Representation (1818), as well as by other post-Kantian philosophers. It has some more specific reference in later German philosophy. uncountable
2. 2
   Alternative form of Neo-Kantianism. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
3. 3
   a philosophical movement opposing mid-19th century materialism and idealism, developing from Kant's epistemology, considering the thing-in-itself as a borderline concept and emphasizing normative considerations in ethics and jurisprudence. wordnet

Etymology

From neo- + Kantianism.

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