仮か言げん的てき命めい法ほう

noun

hypothetical imperative

In Kantian philosophy, a conditional moral command that depends on a desired goal. Rare term; the more common form is 仮言命法 (かげんめいほう).

See also: 仮言命法

• カント倫りん理り学がくでは、仮か言げん的てき命めい法ほうは定てい言げん的てき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.