imperative
111functional imperative — Sociol. a requirement for the survival of any social system, as communication, control of conflict, or socialization. * * * …
112practical imperative — (in Kantian ethics) the dictum that one should treat oneself and all humanity as an end and never as a means. * * * …
113biological imperative — noun The needs of living organisms required to perpetuate their existence and survival …
114categorical imperative — noun A fundamental ethical principle intended as a guide for determining whether any contemplated action is morally right, developed by (1724 1804). See Also: golden rule …
115CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE — Kant s name for the self derived moral law, universal and binding on every rational will, a commandment of the autonomous, one and universal reason …
116CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE — KANT S dictum that ethically a person should act in such a way that their actions could be universalized …
117categorical imperative — rule formulated by Emmanuel Kant stating that one must do what one expects other to do in a similar situation …
118it is imperative that — it is urgent that, it is vital that, it is crucial that …
119shortened imperative — shortened command, abbreviated command …
120categorical imperative — noun Philosophy (in Kantian ethics) an unconditional and binding moral obligation which is not dependent on a person s inclination or purpose …