2006-10-12 03:52:19 · 4 answers · asked by gdealmeida 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
"Conditional imperative"?... if this thing happens, I must do this... Where are you reading this term? In a Psychology text book?
Don't know if this answers your question.
2006-10-12 04:00:08 · answer #1 · answered by 91'Nole 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thought is that a categorical imperative is one that binds unconditionally. Thus, a requirement that p that binds only on the condition that q, is not a categorical imperative.
One problem with this is that whenever this is the case, we can readily produce a categorical imperative by introducing the condition into the requirement’s content. So, if the problem with the requirement that p is that it binds only on condition that q, then the requirement that q à p avoids that problem. Of course, it might be that the requirement that p binds also only on the condition that r, but we get around this by formulating the requirement that (q & r) à p. And so on.
2006-10-12 11:24:41 · answer #2 · answered by veerabhadrasarma m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something like if you something, then do something.eg
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2006-10-12 10:57:51 · answer #3 · answered by SteveT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sister ship to the millenium falcon isnt it?
2006-10-12 11:01:04 · answer #4 · answered by splurtyogurt 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋