categorical imperative
11CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE — Kant s name for the self derived moral law, universal and binding on every rational will, a commandment of the autonomous, one and universal reason …
12CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE — KANT S dictum that ethically a person should act in such a way that their actions could be universalized …
13categorical imperative — rule formulated by Emmanuel Kant stating that one must do what one expects other to do in a similar situation …
14categorical imperative — noun Philosophy (in Kantian ethics) an unconditional and binding moral obligation which is not dependent on a person s inclination or purpose …
15categorical imperative — Категорический императив …
16categorical imperative — categor′ical imper′ative n. pho the rule of Immanuel Kant that one s actions should be capable of serving as the basis of universal law • Etymology: 1820–30 …
17categorical imperative — /ˌkætəgɒrɪkəl ɪmˈpɛrətɪv/ (say .katuhgorikuhl im peruhtiv) noun 1. Ethics the rule of Immanuel Kant, 1724–1804, German philosopher, that one must do only what one can will that all others should do under similar circumstances. 2. the… …
18categorical imperative — n. philosophical principle of Kant an action willed to be good in itself, and not only good as a means to an end …
19categorical imperative — noun the moral principle that behavior should be determined by duty • Hypernyms: ↑moral principle …
20categorical — (adj.) 1590s, as a term in logic, unqualified, asserting absolutely, from L. categoricus, from Gk. kategorikos, from kategoria (see CATEGORY (Cf. category)). Categorical imperative, from the philosophy of Kant, first recorded 1827. Related:… …