the imperative
101The Alias Men — Der als Filmregisseur oft genannte Alan Smithee ist ein Anagramm von „The Alias Men“. Das bedeutet, dass bei Filmen, in denen der eigentliche Regisseur seinen Namen nicht mit dem Werk in Verbindung gebracht haben wollte, ein Alan Smithee Regie… …
102imperative — n. in ethics, a principle used to direct or guide one s actions. Kantian ethics distinguishes between categorical and hypothetical imperatives. Whereas the latter are merely prudent or expedient and will vary with circumstances, the former are… …
103imperative language — (Computers) programming language designed to change the state of variables by substitution …
104imperative — adjective 1》 of vital importance. 2》 giving an authoritative command. ↘Grammar denoting the mood of a verb that expresses a command or exhortation, as in come here! noun an essential or urgent thing. ↘a factor that makes something necessary.… …
105imperative — adj 1. inescapable, unavoidable, compulsory, mandatory, obligatory, binding, prescriptive; requisite, required, called for, in demand, needful, needed; necessary, vital, indispensable, essential, of the essence; compelling, pressing, urgent,… …
106imperative direction — An essential of equitable conversion; an expression in some form of an absolute intention that a conversion shall be effected, that is, that land shall be sold and turned into money, or that money shall be expended in the purchase of land. 27 Am… …
107categorical/hypothetical imperative — A pair contrasted in Kantian ethics. A hypothetical imperative embeds a command which is in place only given some antecedent desire or project: ‘If you want to look wise, stay quiet.’ The injunction to stay quiet only applies to those with the… …
108Moral imperative — A moral imperative is a principle originating inside a person s mind that compels that person to act. It is a kind of categorical imperative, as defined by Immanuel Kant. Kant took the imperative to be a dictate of pure reason, in its practical… …
109Immediate imperative mood — A form of the imperative mood, found in some languages, the Immediate imperative mood indicates commands that should be implemented immediately. In these languages, the ordinary imperative mood does not have the same sense of immediacy, e.g. Pass …
110Dances on the Snow —   Author(s) Sergei Lukyanenko (Сергей Лу …
