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categorical imperative Generalization in ethics universal code Act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law Act only on a maxim whereby you can will it should become a universal law

The moral principle that behavior should be determined by duty WordNet 3.0

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The moral principle that behavior should be determined by duty WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The categorical imperative is the central philosophical concept in the deontological moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant. Wikipedia

A concept in philosophy developed by Immanuel Kant Wikipedia Disambiguation

Central philosophical concept in the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant Wikipedia Disambiguation

Central concept in Kantian moral philosophy Wikidata

A fundamental ethical principle intended as a guide for determining whether any contemplated action is morally right, based on the concept that an action is good or bad in and of itself regardless of what the actor's aims or preferences are. Wiktionary

Fundamental ethical principle. Wiktionary (translation)

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moral principle

concept

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia

The Nuttall Encyclopædia

DISCOVERER OR INVENTOR

Kant

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ethics

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