English-French translations for categorical imperative

• impératif catégorique
  Mais les États baltes, voisins de Königsberg, ville du philosophe de l'impératif catégorique, sont dans le camp de l'immoralité. The Baltic States, however, which are neighbours of Königsberg, home of the philosophy of the categorical imperative, are failing to respect this law.

Definition of categorical imperative

• A fundamental ethical principle intended as a guide for determining whether any contemplated action is morally right, based on the concept that an action is good or bad in and of itself regardless of what the actor's aims or preferences are

Related words

• categorical
• categorically
• acategorical