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Categorical imperative

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Categorical imperative. In Kantian ethics, the universal moral law, by which all rational beings are by duty constrained to act. The term was introduced in the Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785).

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Categorical Imperative

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Categorical Imperative. In the ethical theory of I. Kant, the absolute moral law, given in reason, and therefore binding upon every rational being.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Categorical Imperative." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Categorical Imperative." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-CategoricalImperative.html

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categorical imperative

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

categorical imperative see Kant, Immanuel .

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