GERMAN · C2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION
der kategorische Imperativ
categorical imperative (Kant's unconditional moral requirement, formulated in one version as acting only on rules one could will everyone to follow)
IN CONTEXT
Beim Streit über kleine Alltagslügen brachte meine Tochter den kategorischen Imperativ ins Spiel und fragte, welche Regel wir eigentlich für alle gelten lassen würden.
During the argument about little everyday lies, my daughter brought up the categorical imperative and asked what rule we would actually want everyone to follow.
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