Definition of categorical imperative in English:

categorical imperative

noun

Philosophy

(in Kantian ethics) an unconditional moral obligation which is binding in all circumstances and is not dependent on a person's inclination or purpose.
〔哲〕绝对命令，直言命令（康德伦理学用语，指在任何情况下都具约束力，不取决于人的意向或目的的无条件道德义务）
Example sentencesExamples
- Adorno even conceives of categorical imperatives in exactly the way Kant conceives of them, and they are connected to metaphysics, rather than epistemology, again as they are for Kant.
- Though the advantages resulting from obedience to particular moral laws can be shown, the moral obligation itself is a categorical imperative, something that we feel but cannot explain.
- Kant gives at least four versions of the categorical imperative, but one is especially direct: Treat people as an end, and never as a means to an end.
- People know what is right and submit to a Kantian categorical imperative - you have to do what you know is right.
- Since only free action can have genuine moral worth, the categorical imperative must be not only the supreme imperative of reason, but also the supreme law of morality.

Definition of categorical imperative in US English:

categorical imperative

nounˈˌkadəˈɡôrəkəl əmˈperədiv

Philosophy

(in Kantian ethics) an unconditional moral obligation which is binding in all circumstances and is not dependent on a person's inclination or purpose.
〔哲〕绝对命令，直言命令（康德伦理学用语，指在任何情况下都具约束力，不取决于人的意向或目的的无条件道德义务）
Example sentencesExamples
- Since only free action can have genuine moral worth, the categorical imperative must be not only the supreme imperative of reason, but also the supreme law of morality.
- Adorno even conceives of categorical imperatives in exactly the way Kant conceives of them, and they are connected to metaphysics, rather than epistemology, again as they are for Kant.
- People know what is right and submit to a Kantian categorical imperative - you have to do what you know is right.
- Kant gives at least four versions of the categorical imperative, but one is especially direct: Treat people as an end, and never as a means to an end.
- Though the advantages resulting from obedience to particular moral laws can be shown, the moral obligation itself is a categorical imperative, something that we feel but cannot explain.

词汇	categorical imperative
释义	Definition of categorical imperative in English: categorical imperative noun Philosophy (in Kantian ethics) an unconditional moral obligation which is binding in all circumstances and is not dependent on a person's inclination or purpose. 〔哲〕绝对命令，直言命令（康德伦理学用语，指在任何情况下都具约束力，不取决于人的意向或目的的无条件道德义务） Example sentencesExamples Adorno even conceives of categorical imperatives in exactly the way Kant conceives of them, and they are connected to metaphysics, rather than epistemology, again as they are for Kant. Though the advantages resulting from obedience to particular moral laws can be shown, the moral obligation itself is a categorical imperative, something that we feel but cannot explain. Kant gives at least four versions of the categorical imperative, but one is especially direct: Treat people as an end, and never as a means to an end. People know what is right and submit to a Kantian categorical imperative - you have to do what you know is right. Since only free action can have genuine moral worth, the categorical imperative must be not only the supreme imperative of reason, but also the supreme law of morality. Definition of categorical imperative in US English: categorical imperative nounˈˌkadəˈɡôrəkəl əmˈperədiv Philosophy (in Kantian ethics) an unconditional moral obligation which is binding in all circumstances and is not dependent on a person's inclination or purpose. 〔哲〕绝对命令，直言命令（康德伦理学用语，指在任何情况下都具约束力，不取决于人的意向或目的的无条件道德义务） Example sentencesExamples Since only free action can have genuine moral worth, the categorical imperative must be not only the supreme imperative of reason, but also the supreme law of morality. Adorno even conceives of categorical imperatives in exactly the way Kant conceives of them, and they are connected to metaphysics, rather than epistemology, again as they are for Kant. People know what is right and submit to a Kantian categorical imperative - you have to do what you know is right. Kant gives at least four versions of the categorical imperative, but one is especially direct: Treat people as an end, and never as a means to an end. Though the advantages resulting from obedience to particular moral laws can be shown, the moral obligation itself is a categorical imperative, something that we feel but cannot explain.
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