A moral imperative is a principle originating inside a person's mind that compels that person to act. It is a kind of categorical imperative, as defined by Immanuel Kant. Kant took the imperative to be a dictate of pure reason, in its practical aspect. Not following the moral law was seen to be self-defeating and thus contrary to reason. Later thinkers took the imperative to originate in conscience, as the divine voice speaking through the human spirit.

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  • A moral imperative is a principle originating inside a person's mind that compels that person to act. It is a kind of categorical imperative, as defined by Immanuel Kant. Kant took the imperative to be a dictate of pure reason, in its practical aspect. Not following the moral law was seen to be self-defeating and thus contrary to reason. Later thinkers took the imperative to originate in conscience, as the divine voice speaking through the human spirit. The dictates of conscience are simply right and often resist further justification. Looked at another way, the experience of conscience is the basic experience of encountering the right.
  • Императи́в — требование, приказ, закон. С появлением кантовской «Критики практического разума» императив — это общезначимое нравственное предписание, в противоположность личному принципу; правило, выражающее долженствование (объективное принуждение поступать так, а не иначе). Гипотетический императив имеет силу лишь при известных условиях; категорический императив выражает безусловное, неуклонное долженствование, он устанавливает форму и принцип, которым нужно следовать в поведении. Категорический императив, или императив нравственности, формулируется Кантом следующим образом: «Поступай так, чтобы максима твоей воли в любое время могла стать принципом всеобщего законодательства».
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  • A moral imperative is a principle originating inside a person's mind that compels that person to act. It is a kind of categorical imperative, as defined by Immanuel Kant. Kant took the imperative to be a dictate of pure reason, in its practical aspect. Not following the moral law was seen to be self-defeating and thus contrary to reason. Later thinkers took the imperative to originate in conscience, as the divine voice speaking through the human spirit.
  • Императи́в — требование, приказ, закон.
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