Nietzsche, and Spinoza challenge any transcendence, any categorical imperative, any external law. |
The rarefied atmosphere of the categorical imperative can seldom sustain life for long. |
Arguments from incredulity wallow in a vulgar populism that elevates appeal to unlearned prejudice to a categorical imperative. |
There are no definable formulae, but a categorical imperative for artistic exigency, fuelling constant critical examination. |
Yes, in Kantian terms, respect for autonomy is closely related to the categorical imperative of treating people as ends and not means. |
Since only free action can have genuine moral worth, the categorical imperative must be not only the supreme imperative of reason, but also the supreme law of morality. |