单词 | categorical imperative |
释义 | categorical imperativeSEE SYNONYMS FOR categorical imperative ON THESAURUS.COM nounEthics. the rule of Immanuel Kant that one must do only what one can will that all others should do under similar circumstances. the unconditional command of conscience. Origin of categorical imperativeFirst recorded in 1820–30 Words nearby categorical imperativecatechumen, categorematic, categorial, categorial grammar, categorical, categorical imperative, categorically, categoric contact, categorize, category, Category A Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for categorical imperativecategorical imperative noun(in the ethics of Kant) the unconditional moral principle that one's behaviour should accord with universalizable maxims which respect persons as ends in themselves; the obligation to do one's duty for its own sake and not in pursuit of further endsCompare hypothetical imperative Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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