仮か言げん命めい法ほう

noun

hypothetical imperative

A technical term in Kantian ethics, contrasting with the categorical imperative. Refers to a command of reason that applies only if one desires a particular end.

• カント倫りん理り学がくでは、仮か言げん命めい法ほうは定てい言げん命めい法ほうと対たい比ひされる。

  In Kantian ethics, the hypothetical imperative is contrasted with the categorical imperative.