单词 | imperativism |
释义 | imperativismn.ΚΠ 1901 Med. Rec. (N.Y.) 25 May 810/1 An imperative idea with this patient..was that he must read in full every sign which he should pass... Many times he was obliged to stop altogether to obey his imperativism. 2. Philosophy. Any of various theories which seek to explain a particular type of judgement as being expressive of or constituted by commands; esp. such a theory as applied to ethical and value judgements. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > [noun] > imperativism and its adherents imperativism1914 imperativist1950 1914 Philos. Rev. 23 179 It is held (criticism of Pragmatism and Imperativism) that existence and truth can be shown to be independent of all values, except the value of truth. 1926 R. B. Perry Gen. Theory of Value iii. 79 They have been driven to adopt a metaphysical ‘voluntarism’ or ‘imperativism’. 1976 R. M. Hare in J. Bricke Freedom & Morality 200 If I agree that X said that Jones ought to do A, then I am, according to imperativism, committed to agreeing that X issued the command that Jones do A. 2013 Philos. Stud. 166 s77 Both imperativism and the desire view invoke inclinations;..imperativism explains the inclinations in terms of the subject's receipt of certain commands. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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