categorical imperative

noun

Etymology

From German kategorischer Imperativ.

Definitions

  1. A fundamental ethical principle intended as a guide for determining whether any…

    A fundamental ethical principle intended as a guide for determining whether any contemplated action is morally right, based on the concept that an action is good or bad in and of itself regardless of what the actor's aims or preferences are.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for categorical imperative. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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