What is Categorical Imperative?


1.

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.

See philosophy, ethics, kant, morality, goodness


45

Random Words:

1. You Go Girl is an urban term that has become an everyday saying. Used with both women and men to address a positive agreement with thei..
1. Penile decoration of a submissive female often performed by very well endowed dominant male 'studs' in porn films after first ..
1. A person who isn't deaf, but nor are they hearing. Often a hard of hearing person will feel like they have a "foot on both sid..