| 1. | categorical imperative | ||
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A definition with teeth. Professors will have you study this forever. Here's what you need to know. It means what it sounds like: an imperative (commandment) that you either follow, or you'll be reclassified as immoral. Kant had his, and many people think his was the only one, but it's not true. A categorical imperative is a definition-based morality. Even the Utilitarians use them. What will happen if I do something immoral?
You'll have done something immoral. Oh, it's a categorical imperative. |
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