| 词汇 | example_english_hypothetical-imperative |
| 释义 | hypothetical imperativecollocation in Englishmeanings of hypotheticaland imperativeThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with imperative. hypothetical adjective uk /ˌhaɪ.pəˈθet.ɪ.kəl/ us /ˌhaɪ.pəˈθet̬.ɪ.kəl/ imagined or suggested but not necessarily real ... See more at hypothetical imperative noun uk /ɪmˈper.ə.tɪv/ us /ɪmˈper.ə.t̬ɪv/ languagespecialized the form of a verb that is usually used for ... See more at imperative Examples of hypothetical imperativeThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Utilitarianism is a hypotheticalimperative, if one wants, they must do. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The understanding issues hypothetical imperatives that tell us how to achieve the ends we have. Most ends are of a subjective kind, because they need only be pursued if they are in line with some particular hypotheticalimperative that a person may choose to adopt. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Proper reason, on this view, allows humans to discover actions that get them what they want (i.e., hypothetical imperatives) not necessarily actions that are moral. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Hypothetical imperatives provide the rules an agent must follow when she adopts a contingent end (an end based on desire or inclination). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Ends that are based on physical needs or wants always give merely hypothetical imperatives. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Therefore, a moral law could never rest on hypothetical imperatives, which only apply if one adopts some particular end. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Hypothetical imperatives apply to someone who wishes to attain certain ends. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Kant made a distinction between categorical and hypothetical imperatives. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. To follow the practical law is to be autonomous, whereas to follow any of the other types of contingent laws (or "hypothetical imperatives") is to be heteronomous and therefore unfree. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of hypothetical Go to the definition of imperative See other collocations with imperative |
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