Categorical Imperative

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Philosophy

Foundational Lexiconuniversal rule
Executive Parlancemoral universality
Scholarly Discourseunconditional duty
Babel ZenithCategorical Imperative
Origin: Kant

Etymology & Meaning

Acting only according to principles you would will to be universal laws.

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