![]() ![]() ![]() Kant is often described as an ethical rationalist, and the description is not wholly inappropriate. ![]() A hypothetical imperative demands a course of action to achieve a specified result for example, “ If I want to stay dry in the rain, then I should take my umbrella with me.” A categorical imperative demands a course of action under all possible circumstances for example, “ Thou shalt not commit murder.”Īccording to Kant, hypothetical imperatives respond to desires, while categorical imperatives constitute rationality. Imperatives are either hypothetical or categorical. In "The Critique of Practical Reason" (1788), Immanuel Kant argues that principles are subjective (and therefore maxims) if one person considers them they are objective (and therefore imperatives) if every rational being considers them. ![]()
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