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categorical imperative

the Kantian doctrine that one's behavior should be governed by principles which one would have govern the behavior of all people

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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