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Noun: categorical imperative  ,ka-tu'gor-u-kul im'pe-ru-tiv or ,ka-tu'gór-i-kul im'pe-ru-tiv [N. Amer], ,ka-tu'gó-ri-kul im'pe-ru-tiv [Brit]
  1. The moral principle that behaviour should be determined by duty

Derived forms: categorical imperatives

Type of: moral principle

Encyclopedia: Categorical imperative

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