categorical imperative
noun
: a moral obligation or command that is unconditionally and universally binding
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But the categorical imperative of politics—governing—generally prevailed.
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Gerard Baker, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2023
But Be Here Now is a case study in the categorical imperative of rocking.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2022
Kant introduced the world to the theory of the categorical imperative; Larry, the chat-and-cut.
—Meredith Blake, latimes.com, 29 Sep. 2017
Kant introduced the world to the theory of the categorical imperative
—Meredith Blake, latimes.com, 29 Sep. 2017
The Golden Rule, the categorical imperative — all of these moral notions will fall by the wayside.
—Ben Shapiro, National Review, 20 Sep. 2017
Gerard Baker, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2023
But Be Here Now is a case study in the categorical imperative of rocking.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2022
Kant introduced the world to the theory of the categorical imperative; Larry, the chat-and-cut.
—Meredith Blake, latimes.com, 29 Sep. 2017
Kant introduced the world to the theory of the categorical imperative
—Meredith Blake, latimes.com, 29 Sep. 2017
The Golden Rule, the categorical imperative — all of these moral notions will fall by the wayside.
—Ben Shapiro, National Review, 20 Sep. 2017
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