Categorical Imperative
A principle that the philosopher Immanuel Kant imposed on man to judge his actions in a judicial manner so that his actions would be considered by his subjects to be a binding behavioral norm.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הַצַּו הַקָּטֵגוֹרִי
Definition (Hebrew)
עִקָּרוֹן שֶׁקָּבַע הַפִילוֹסוֹף עִמָּנוּאֵל קַאנְט לְפָנָיו עַל הָאָדָם לְכַלְכֵּל אֶת צְעָדָיו בְּאֹפֶן שִׁפּוּטִי כָּךְ שֶׁמַּעֲשָׂיו יֵחָשְׁבוּ בְּעָנְיוֹ כִּרְאוּיִים לִהְיוֹת נוֹרְמָה הִתְנַהֲגוּתִית מְחַיֶּבֶת.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)