Imperative

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Imperative may refer to:

  • Imperative mood, a grammatical mood (or mode) expressing commands, direct requests, and prohibitions
  • Imperative programming, a programming paradigm in computer science
  • Imperative logic
  • Imperative (film), a 1982 German drama film

In philosophy

  • Moral imperative, a philosophical concept relating to obligation
  • Categorical imperative, central philosophical concept in the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant
  • Hypothetical imperative, introduced by Immanuel Kant as a commandment of reason that applies only conditionally
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