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定言的命令 (ていげんてきめいれい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

定てい言げん的てき命めい令れい

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Meanings

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noun

categorical imperative

philosophy

A technical term in Kantian philosophy; also referred to as 定言命法 (ていげんめいほう).

See also: 定言命法

カントの倫りん理り学がくでは、定てい言げん的てき命めい令れいが道どう徳とくの根こん本ぽん原げん理りとさ

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In Kantian ethics, the categorical imperative is regarded as the fundamental principle of morality.

Kanji

定determine, fix, establish
言say, word
的bull's eye, mark, target
命fate, command, decree
令orders, laws, command

Similar words

定てい言げん命めい法ほう
Synonymous; 定言的命令 is the more common term, while 定言命法 is an alternative rendering.
仮か言げん的てき命めい令れい
The contrasting concept of 'hypothetical imperative' in Kantian philosophy.

Etymology

A calque from German 'kategorischer Imperativ', composed of 定言的 (categorical) and 命令 (imperative).