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A term which originated in Immanuel Kant's ethics ... Kant essays to prove the existence of a categorical imperative a priori from the idea of the will of a rational being Will is conceived as a faculty determining itself to action according to certain laws.
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It is categorical in virtue of applying to us unconditionally, or simply because we possesses rational wills, ... But this imperative is not categorical in Kant's sense, since it does not apply to us simply because we are rational enough to understand and act on it, or simply because we possess a rational will.
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categorical imperative n. In the ethical system of Immanuel Kant, an unconditional moral law that applies to all rational beings and is independent of ... It is this fundamental principle of moral reason that is known as the categorical imperative. Pure practical reason, in determining it, determines what ought to be...
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Glossary of Religion and Philosophy - categorical imperative ... Kant contrasted a categorical imperative with hypothetical imperatives, which take the conditional form of "If you want to achieve goal X, you must perform act A." Hypothetical imperatives are not universal or absolute, because they are necessarily conditioned...
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; What is Kant's Categorical Imperative? A) Background to Kant ... The Categorical Imperative; I will not steal. I will not kill. ... The Categorical Imperative is to be obeyed because of what it commands is accepted as being good in itself as being an intrinsic good. The action is under taken because of the very nature of...
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In addition, a portion of Kant's work, Good Will, Duty, and the Categorical Imperative will be included in our discussion (edited by Professor Anthony Serafini). For Kant, the central radix of morality concerns obligation or reasons of ought.
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The following Glossary lists Kant's most important technical terms, together with a simple definition of each. ... categorical imperative: a command which expresses a general, unavoidable requirement of the moral law. Its three forms express the requirements of universalizability, respect and autonomy.
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from The Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals ... The categorical imperative would be that which represented an action as necessary of itself without reference to another end, i.e., as objectively necessary.
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