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Categorical imperative Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Categorical imperative has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the moral principle that behavior should be determined by duty

2

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.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
moral principle
Rhyming Words
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