Categorical
61Categorical Imperative — The ethical imperative expounded by Immanuel kant as a necessary postulate of practical reason …
62categorical imperative — noun Philosophy (in Kantian ethics) an unconditional and binding moral obligation which is not dependent on a person s inclination or purpose …
63categorical imperative — see imperative …
64categorical imperative — Категорический императив …
65categorical imperative — categor′ical imper′ative n. pho the rule of Immanuel Kant that one s actions should be capable of serving as the basis of universal law • Etymology: 1820–30 …
66categorical imperative — /ˌkætəgɒrɪkəl ɪmˈpɛrətɪv/ (say .katuhgorikuhl im peruhtiv) noun 1. Ethics the rule of Immanuel Kant, 1724–1804, German philosopher, that one must do only what one can will that all others should do under similar circumstances. 2. the… …
67categorical imperative — n. philosophical principle of Kant an action willed to be good in itself, and not only good as a means to an end …
68categorical imperative — noun the moral principle that behavior should be determined by duty • Hypernyms: ↑moral principle …
69categorical proposition — noun : a proposition having the verbal form of direct assertion or denial …
70Recursive categorical syntax — Recursive categorical syntax, also sometimes called algebraic syntax, is an algebraic theory of syntax developed by Michael Brame as an alternative to transformational generative grammar. It is a type of dependency grammar, and is related to link …