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Definition of hypothetical imperative in English: hypothetical imperativenoun Philosophy A moral obligation that applies only if one desires the implicated goal. Example sentencesExamples - A requirement to do something in order to realize a desired state of affairs Kant calls a hypothetical imperative.
- It seems then that all hypothetical imperatives remain subjective, conditional on the individual's desires.
- A categorical imperative, he argued, is fundamentally different from hypothetical imperatives that hinge on some personal desire that we have.
- Laudan's hypothetical imperatives state means - end correlations.
- The hypothetical imperative requires us not only to be prudent, but to do what is necessary to achieve morally required ends.
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