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]
- The moral principle that behaviour should be determined by duty
"Kant's categorical imperative states that one should act only according to rules that could hold for everyone"
Derived forms: categorical imperatives
Type of: moral principle
Encyclopedia: Categorical imperative