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Categorical Imperative

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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A term coined by Immanuel Kant to characterize the moral law as thus enunciated:

"Act so as to use humanity, in your own person or in others, always as an end, and never merely as a means."

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Entry for 'Categorical Imperative'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​c/categorical-imperative.html. 1910.
 
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