vorkantscher

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German

Etymology

vor- (pre-) +‎ Kant +‎ -sch (-ian)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkantʃɐ/

Adjective

vorkantscher (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular vorkantscher, not comparable)

  1. pre-Kantian, coming before Immanuel Kant, the philosopher
    • 1886, Rudolf Steiner, Grundlinien einer Erkenntnistheorie der goetheschen Weltanschauung, page 37:
      Man glaubt sich mit jener Ansicht erhaben über die vorkantsche «Naivität», die die Dinge im Raume und in der Zeit für Wirklichkeit hield, wie es der naive Mensch, der keine wissenschaftliche Bildung hat, heute noch tut.
      With this vision, one imagines oneself above this pre-Kantian «naivity», which holds the things in space and time for reality, just like the naive man does, who has no scientific education.

Declension