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1. Categorical imperative - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categorical_imperative
Description: WebThe categorical imperative (German: kategorischer Imperativ) is the central philosophical concept in the deontological moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant. Introduced in Kant's 1785 Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, it is a way of evaluating motivations for action.
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2. Kant’s Moral Philosophy - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Link: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-moral/
Description: WebFeb 23, 2004 · 4. Categorical and Hypothetical Imperatives. Kant holds that the fundamental principle of our moral duties is a categorical imperative. It is an imperative because it is a command addressed to agents who could follow it but might not (e.g. , “Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.”).
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3. Categorical imperative | Definition & Examples | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/categorical-imperative
Description: WebMar 1, 2024 · categorical imperative, in the ethics of the 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant, founder of critical philosophy, a rule of conduct that is unconditional or absolute for all agents, the validity or claim of which …
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4. The Categorical Imperative – Philosophical Thought - OPEN …
Link: https://open.library.okstate.edu/introphilosophy/chapter/the-categorical-imperative/
Description: WebThis imperative is categorical. It concerns not the matter of the action, or its intended result, but its form and the principle of which it is itself a result; and what is essentially good in it consists in the mental disposition, let the consequence be what it may.
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5. Categorical Imperative: Explanation and Examples
Link: https://philosophyterms.com/categorical-imperative/
Description: WebThe Categorical Imperative is a big idea from a smart guy named Immanuel Kant. It’s like an ultimate rule that helps us figure out if we’re doing the right thing. Basically, it tells us to think like this: before you do something, imagine if …
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6. 5.3: The Categorical Imperative (Immanuel Kant)
Link: https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Philosophy/Introduction_to_Ethics_(Levin_et_al.)/05%3A_Religion_Law_and_Absolute_Morality/5.03%3A_The_Categorical_Imperative_(Immanuel_Kant)
Description: WebThis imperative is categorical. It concerns not the matter of the action, or its intended result, but its form and the principle of which it is itself a result; and what is essentially good in it consists in the mental disposition, let the consequence be what it may.
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7. Kant, Immanuel | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Link: https://iep.utm.edu/kantview/
Description: WebKant’s ethics are organized around the notion of a “categorical imperative,” which is a universal ethical principle stating that one should always respect the humanity in others, and that one should only act in accordance with rules that could hold for everyone.
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8. Kant’s Account of Reason - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Link: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-reason/
Description: WebSep 12, 2008 · Kant now presents the supreme principle of practical reason—the Categorical Imperative. It is an imperative: it represents a command for human beings, who have needs and inclinations and are not perfectly rational. It is categorical or unconditional: it must always guide our action.
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9. Immanuel Kant - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Link: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant/
Description: WebMay 20, 2010 · Kant’s moral philosophy is also based on the idea of autonomy. He holds that there is a single fundamental principle of morality, on which all specific moral duties are based. He calls this moral law (as it is manifested to us) the categorical imperative (see 5.4). The moral law is a product of reason, for Kant, while the basic laws of nature ...
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10. Kantian ethics - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantian_ethics
Description: WebCentral to Kant's theory of the moral law is the categorical imperative. Kant formulated the categorical imperative in various ways. His principle of universalizability requires that, for an action to be permissible, it must be possible to apply it …
