Refers to Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), influential German philosopher, or his philosophical system.
German surname Kant, possibly from Kandt, meaning 'edge' or 'rim.' Immanuel Kant revolutionized philosophy with works like 'Critique of Pure Reason,' establishing concepts of categorical imperatives and transcendental idealism.
Kant's name has become shorthand for rigorous systematic thinking - when we say something is 'Kantian,' we invoke an entire tradition of careful moral reasoning and the idea that some principles are universal and absolute, regardless of consequences.
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