en categorical imperative

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

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Synonyms

  • fi kategorinen imperatiivi (n, communication) ➜
  • fr impératif catégorique (n, communication) ➜
  • ja 定言命法 (n) ➜
  • ja 定言的命令 (n) ➜
  • ja 定言的命令 (n, communication) ➜
  • ja 定言的命法 (n) ➜
  • ja 無上命法 (n) ➜
  • ja 至上命令 (n) ➜
  • pt Imperativo categórico (n, communication) ➜
  • de kategorischer imperativ (n) ➜
  • cs kategorický imperativ ➜
  • de categorischer imperativ ➜
  • de kategorischer imperativ ➜
  • fr impératif catégorique ➜

Related terms

  • cs kategorický imperativ (n) ➜
  • en deontology ➜
  • en golden rule ➜
  • en moral imperative ➜
  • en ten commandments ➜
  • en action ➜
  • en contemplate ➜
  • en ethical ➜
  • en fundamental ➜
  • en moral ➜
  • en principle ➜
  • en right ➜
  • en categorical imperatives (n) ➜
  • en moral imperative ➜

categorical imperative is defined as…

  • en belief that you should act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law ➜
  • en central philosophical concept in the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant ➜

categorical imperative is a type of…

  • en moral principle (n, communication) ➜

Word forms

  • en categorical imperatives (n) ➜

Derived from

  • en categorical (a) ➜

Etymological roots of "categorical imperative"

  • de categorischer imperativ ➜

Context of this term

  • en ethics ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 106668888-n
  • en.wiktionary.org categorical imperative
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